Hylopezus auricularis
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
The White-lored Antpitta faces severe pressure from rapid deforestation across its limited Andean range, with habitat conversion for agriculture and cattle ranching fragmenting its cloud forest territories. Mining activities and road construction in Colombia and Ecuador have further degraded critical breeding areas, while climate change is shifting suitable habitat zones upslope beyond the species' elevational range.
Habitat
This antpitta inhabits humid montane cloud forests and elfin woodlands along the eastern Andean slopes, typically between 1,500-2,800 meters elevation. It prefers dense understory vegetation with thick leaf litter where it forages for invertebrates on the forest floor.
