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Adult Grallaria guatimalensis incubating, Mindo, Pichincha, northwest Ecuador

Adult antpittas, like this Scaled Antpitta sitting on its nest, are often reluctant to flush off the nest. Often remaining motionless until you approach to within only a few feet.

Photographer: Gelis, Rudy. Publisher: Greeney, Harold.