NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Black-crowned Antpitta
Pittasoma michleri Cassin, 1860
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The black-crowned antpitta (Pittasoma michleri) is a species of bird in the gnateater family, Conopophagidae. It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, and Panama. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist foothill forests.
Wikipedia contributors, Black-crowned antpitta; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:53:09.515879+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Pittasoma michleri Cassin, 1860
- Name authority
- Cassin, 1860
- Common name
- Black-crowned Antpitta
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Conopophagidae
- Genus
- Pittasoma
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyConopophagidae Sclater & Salvin, 1873
- genusPittasoma Cassin, 1860
- speciesPittasoma michleri Cassin, 1860
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Pittasoma. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Rufous-crowned AntpittaPittasoma rufopileatum E. J. O. Hartert, 1901 | ConopophagidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
South America
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Cassin, & John. (1860). Catalogue of Birds collected during a survey of a route for a ship Canal across the Isthmus of Darien, by order of the Government of the United States, made by Lieut. M. Michler, of the U. S. Topographical Engineers, with note and descriptions of new spec. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, Vol. 12. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4JBYW. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.