Tepui Antpitta

Myrmothera simplex

Least Concern

The Tepui Antpitta is an antpitta of humid forests in Venezuela, Brazil, and Guyana. 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: Despite their name and shape, antpittas are not closely related to the true pittas of the Old World.

Family

Grallariidae

Group

Antpittas

Range

Tepui Antpitta Range — Humid forests of Venezuela, Brazil, and Guyana

Population

≈ Not quantified

Save in the MyBird app →