Current view: Data table and detailed info
Taxonomic note
Previously (Handbook of the Birds of the World and BirdLife International 2022) placed in Hylopezus and long considered conspecific with H. ochroleucus (see related note/s) but found to be deeply paraphyetic with respect to Hylopezus and assigned to current genus by Carneiro et al. (2019). Monotypic.
Taxonomic source(s)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and BirdLife International. 2023. Handbook of the Birds of the World and BirdLife International digital checklist of the birds of the world. Version 8. Available at: https://datazone.birdlife.org/userfiles/file/Species/Taxonomy/HBW-BirdLife_Checklist_v8_Dec23.zip.
IUCN Red List criteria met and history
Red List criteria met
Red List history
| Migratory status |
not a migrant |
Forest dependency |
medium |
| Land-mass type |
|
Average mass |
- |
Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but this species is described as 'fairly common' (Stotz et al. 1996). This population is suspected to be stable in the absence of evidence for any declines or substantial threats.
Trend justification: This population is suspected to be stable in the absence of evidence for any declines or substantial threats.
Country/territory distribution
Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Speckle-breasted Antpitta Cryptopezus nattereri. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/speckle-breasted-antpitta-cryptopezus-nattereri on 23/12/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 23/12/2024.
