Scallop-breasted Antpitta (Grallaricula loricata)

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“…As a range-restricted species facing severe habitat loss, it is currently considered Near Threatened (BirdLife International 2017). Despite several studies in the past two decades that have improved our knowledge of its distribution, plumage, moult, and basic habits (Verea et al 1999, Verea 2004, 2007, Verea & Solórzano 2011, the reproductive biology of Scallop-breasted Antpitta remains completely unknown (Verea & Greeney 2014). Here we provide the first descriptions of the nest, eggs and nestlings, based on two active nests and five inactive nests found in Venezuela's Sierra de Aroa National Park.…”

First description of the nest, eggs and nestlings of Scallop-breasted Antpitta Grallaricula loricata

“…Scallop-breasted Antpitta is endemic to the north coastal mountains of Venezuela, where it inhabits the understorey of humid montane forests, generally above 1,400 m (Verea & Greeney 2014, Greeney 2018. As a range-restricted species facing severe habitat loss, it is currently considered Near Threatened (BirdLife International 2017).…”

“…As a range-restricted species facing severe habitat loss, it is currently considered Near Threatened (BirdLife International 2017). Despite several studies in the past two decades that have improved our knowledge of its distribution, plumage, moult, and basic habits (Verea et al 1999, 2009, Verea 2004, 2007, Verea & Solórzano 2011, the reproductive biology of Scallop-breasted Antpitta remains completely unknown (Verea & Greeney 2014). Here we provide the first descriptions of the nest, eggs and nestlings, based on two active nests and five inactive nests found in Venezuela's Sierra de Aroa National Park.…”