Here a peek at my next pet project, Antpittas. Antpittas are in a family of smallish passerine birds of subtropical and tropical Central and South America. They have been described as ‘plump balls mounted on sticks’ because of their pudgy upright stance. They are between 4-8 inches (10-20 cm) long, with exceptionally long legs and a barely noticeable tail (which lends to its iconic upright posture). They are related to the antbirds and gnateaters. This species of antpiita (Black-crowned Antpitta) is restricted to a narrow elevational belt in the Caribbean foothills from northeastern Costa Rica south to northwestern Colombia. It consumes a variety of invertebrates (insects, scorpions, Amblypigids, spiders), and small vertebrates such as frogs and small reptiles. It moves along the forest floor by hopping. They do not join mixed flocks but regularly forage at swarms of army ants, which often are attended by other bird species as well. On these occasions, antpittas dominate most other bird species at the ant swarm.