Scaled Antpitta

Common to observe during the summer near the Restaurant and in winter on the trails.

Found at middle elevations, from 800 to 1.600 meters above the level sea, Stays on near the ground in mature wet montane forest, sometimes hopping along trails. Its size is 18 centimeters and weights 98 g. Is big, long legs, almost without tail, rufous bellow, scaling above, thick peak more or less short, big and dark eyes. Jump in the very humid montano forest ground with rebound and spring, move the leaf with the peak, scrape and introduce the peak in the land searching worms or any insect, when frightened up 3 meters, look arround and after down againg at the vegetation. Usually is alone.