Elusive Antpitta

Grallaria eludens

Least Concern

The Elusive Antpitta is an antpitta of humid forests in Peru and Brazil. A plump, almost tailless bird with long legs, it hops across the shaded forest floor and low understorey, pausing upright to search the leaf litter for insects, worms, and other small prey. Fun fact: Several antpittas have been coaxed into the open at forest feeding stations, where they come for earthworms.

Family

Grallariidae

Group

Antpittas

Range

Elusive Antpitta Range — Humid forests of Peru and Brazil

Population

≈ Not quantified

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