The Ringed Antpipit is a distinctive Tyrannid known for its terrestrial habits and a broken whitish eye-ring. It inhabits humid lowland forests.
Where to spot
Found in humid lowland forests across a wide range in South America, including the Amazon basin, from Colombia and Venezuela south to Bolivia and Brazil.
How to spot
Search the forest floor in dense undergrowth. It is a ground-dweller, often hard to see, but listen for its distinctive, often repeated, flute-like calls.
When to spot
Active throughout the day, but often more vocal in the mornings. Observable year-round in its resident range.
Where to spot
Found in humid lowland forests across a wide range in South America, including the Amazon basin, from Colombia and Venezuela south to Bolivia and Brazil.
How to spot
Search the forest floor in dense undergrowth. It is a ground-dweller, often hard to see, but listen for its distinctive, often repeated, flute-like calls.
When to spot
Active throughout the day, but often more vocal in the mornings. Observable year-round in its resident range.
Credits:
Wikimedia Commons
Credits:
Wikimedia Commons
Credits:
Wikimedia Commons
Credits:
Wikimedia Commons
Credits:
Wikimedia Commons
Despite its common name, it's not a true antpitta or pipit but a flycatcher with a unique foraging strategy of walking on the forest floor, flicking leaves.
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