Chestnut-naped antpitta

Chestnut-naped antpitta
G. n. ruficeps, Colombia
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Grallariidae
Genus: Grallaria
Species:
G. nuchalis
Binomial name
Grallaria nuchalis
Sclater, PL, 1860

The chestnut-naped antpitta (Grallaria nuchalis) is a species of bird placed in the family Grallariidae.

It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and far northwestern Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. The populations of the eastern and western Andes are distinct; the latter is threatened by deforestation.

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