Jocotoco Antpitta
A species of Typical Antpittas Scientific name : Grallaria ridgelyi Genus : Typical Antpittas
Jocotoco Antpitta, A species of Typical Antpittas
Botanical name: Grallaria ridgelyi
Genus: Typical Antpittas
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Description General Info
Description
The jocotoco antpitta is a large (150–200 g) antpitta with a striking head pattern showing tufts of white plumes beneath the eyes. It has a song similar to the hooting of the rufous-banded owl. 
Size
22 cm
Habitat
The jocotoco Antpitta occupies humid mountain slopes with densely vegetated forests, where trees laden with epiphytes form a 10-25 meter high canopy. Their preferred habitat is characterized by broken canopies interspersed with dense Chusquea bamboo, although they are less associated with bamboo compared to similar species in the region. Instead, jocotoco Antpitta shows an affinity for moss-rich areas under a relatively intact canopy within the complex terrain shaped by frequent landslides, which leads to a dynamic and variable habitat structure.
Dite type
Insectivorous
General Info
Distribution Area
The antpitta is known only from a very small number of locations in southeastern Ecuador and adjacent Peru, and appears to be declining. It was believed to be limited to the upper Chinchipe River drainage in Zamora-Chinchipe, Ecuador, but in 2006 a population was discovered in Cordillera del Cóndor in Cajamarca, Peru. It inhabits only wet, mossy forest with ample Chusquea bamboo stands and silvery-leaved Cecropia trees. It is found at altitudes of 2,250 to 2,700 meters.
Species Status
To protect the presumably small population, the Tapichalaca Biological Reserve was established on behalf of Fundación de Conservación Jocotoco in 1998. The IUCN classifies it as endangered (B1ab(i, ii, iii, v)). This means that based on available data, it is estimated to occur in no more than five locations over a total area of less than 5000 km², with both habitat quality and availability, and numbers declining, and some of the subpopulations in danger of disappearance. Owing to its shyness and the call, which might be mistaken for that of a rufous-banded owl, it could be more widespread than now known, although surveys at several seemingly appropriate localities have failed to find any evidence of it.
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Perching birds Family
Antpittas Genus
Typical Antpittas Species
Jocotoco Antpitta 
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