Spotted Antpitta
Hylopezus macularius(Temminck, CJ, 1830)
English (US) Spotted Antpitta
The Spotted Antpitta (Hylopezus macularius) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Grallariidae (Antpittas) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Hylopezus macularius
- Family
- Grallariidae (Antpittas)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- Spotted Antpitta
- Described by
- (Temminck, CJ, 1830)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Hylopezus macularius dilutus
- Hylopezus macularius macularius
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Pitta macularia
- Described by
- (Temminck, CJ, 1830)
- Type locality
- Brazil; error = Cayenne, type locality substituted by Hellmayr, Nov. Zool., 17, 1910, p. 370.
- Original description
- Nouveau recueil de planches coloriées d'oiseaux, pour servir de suite et de complément aux planches enluminées de Buffon livr.85, vol.2 text to Genus Pitta,sp.11
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Antpittas
Rusty-breasted Antpitta
Grallaricula ferrugineipectus
Rufous-breasted Antpitta
Grallaricula leymebambae
Slaty-crowned Antpitta
Grallaricula nana
Sucre Antpitta
Grallaricula cumanensis
Crescent-faced Antpitta
Grallaricula lineifrons
Streak-chested Antpitta
Hylopezus perspicillatus
Snethlage's Antpitta
Hylopezus paraensis
Alta Floresta Antpitta
Hylopezus whittakeri
Masked Antpitta
Hylopezus auricularis
White-browed Antpitta
Hylopezus ochroleucus
White-lored Antpitta
Myrmothera fulviventris
Amazonian Antpitta
Myrmothera berlepschi
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