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Adults have mostly rufous-brown upperparts; the sides of their head are somewhat more rufous. Their underparts are also mostly more rufous than their upperparts, with dark gray-brown flanks, a light rufous center to the belly, a buffy white to white vent, and whitish undertail coverts. Both sexes have a dark brown iris, a blackish bill with a paler base to the
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antpittas are a "wonderful group of plump and round antbirds whose feathers are often fluffed up...they have stout bills very short tails". The equatorial antpitta is about 14.5 to 15 cm (5.7 to 5.9 in) long and weighs 32 to 47 g (1.1 to 1.7 oz). The sexes have the same plumage.
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The equatorial antpitta's long song is "a rapid, slightly descending trill of short, ringing notes lasting ~1.5–3.5 ". Its short song "begins with a single clear note, followed by a brief pause and then a fast, accelerating but stuttering trill of 4–5 notes". It apparently sings mostly at dawn and
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adjacent to forest, forest trails, and bare landslides. Some authors also say it favors boggy areas, seeps, and riparian corridors. In elevation it mostly ranges between 2,500 and 3,300 m (8,200 and 10,800 ft) but there are records as low as 2,200 m (7,200 ft) and as high as
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The equatorial antpitta's breeding season has not been fully defined but appears to vary latitudinally and be concentrated in the local dry season. Its nest is a large cup made mostly of moss and sometimes thinly lined with fibers like grass, rootlets, and fungal
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