Chestnut-naped antpitta

Chestnut-naped antpitta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Grallariidae (but see text)
Genus: Grallaria
Species: G. nuchalis
Binomial name
Grallaria nuchalis
Sclater, 1859

The chestnut-naped antpitta (Grallaria nuchalis) is a species of bird tentatively placed in the family Grallariidae; it might belong to a more distinct lineage though.

It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and far northwestern Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

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