Tepui Antpitta (Myrmothera simplex)
About the Tepui Antpitta
The tepui antpitta or brown-breasted antpitta (Myrmothera simplex) is a species of bird in the family Grallariidae. It is found in Brazil, Guyana, and Venezuela. The tepui antpitta was originally described in 1884 as Grallaria simplex. It was later transferred to genus Myrmothera. At least one twentieth century author used the name "brown-breasted antpitta" for the species. The tepui antpitta has these four subspecies: M. s. pacaraimae Phelps, WH Jr & Dickerman, 1980 M. s. simplex (Salvin & Godman, 1884) M. s. guaiquinimae Zimmer, JT & Phelps, WH, 1946 M. s. duidae Chapman, 1929.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 43 recordings for this species: 3 CC BY-NC-SA. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Brazil, Venezuela in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Thrush-like AntpittaMyrmothera campanisonarecording
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