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Grallaria
''Grallaria'' is a large genus of Neotropical birds in the antpitta family Grallariidae. The genus was introduced by the French ornithologist Louis Jean Pierre Vieillot in 1816 with the variegated antpitta (''Grallaria varia'') as the type species. The genus name is from New Latin ''grallarius'' meaning "stilt-walker". Species The genus contains the following 45 species * Undulated antpitta, ''Grallaria squamigera'' * Giant antpitta, ''Grallaria gigantea'' * Great antpitta, ''Grallaria excelsa'' * Variegated antpitta, ''Grallaria varia'' * Scaled antpitta, ''Grallaria guatimalensis'' * Moustached antpitta, ''Grallaria alleni'' * Táchira antpitta, ''Grallaria chthonia'' * Plain-backed antpitta, ''Grallaria haplonota'' * Ochre-striped antpitta, ''Grallaria dignissima'' * Elusive antpitta, ''Grallaria eludens'' * Santa Marta antpitta, ''Grallaria bangsi'' * Chestnut-crowned antpitta, ''Grallaria ruficapilla'' * Cundinamarca antpitta, ''Grallaria kaestneri'' * Watkins ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Variegated Antpitta
The variegated antpitta (''Grallaria varia'') is a species of bird in the family Grallariidae. It is found in southeastern Brazil, eastern Paraguay, the Guianas and the northern Amazon Basin. Its range extends to Venezuela in the northwest; in the Amazon Basin, it is found in the downstream half of the basin, as well as in the Atlantic outlet region of the neighboring Tocantins River, Tocantins-Araguaia River drainage to the southeast. A minor disjunct population is in Peru, and an Argentinian population is found in the tongue of land between Paraguay and southern Brazil. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. Taxonomy The variegated antpitta was described by the French polymath Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon in 1780 in his ''Histoire Naturelle, Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux'' from a specimen collected in Cayenne, French Guiana. The bird was also illustrated in a hand-coloured plate engraved ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jocotoco Antpitta
The jocotoco antpitta (''Grallaria ridgelyi'') is an endangered antpitta, a bird from Ecuador and Peru. It was discovered in 1997, and scientifically described in 1999. Description The jocotoco antpitta is a large (150–200 g) antpitta with a striking head pattern showing tufts of white plumes beneath the eyes. It has a song similar to the hooting of the rufous-banded owl. Taxonomy Its closest relatives appear to be the chestnut-naped antpitta and the pale-billed antpitta, with which it forms a group of antpittas with uniform breast plumage and smoky-grey flanks. This bird's specific name honors the ornithologist Robert S. Ridgely, who took part in the initial discovery of this species. The common name refers to the local name of the bird, ''jocotoco'', which is onomatopoetic after its hooting calls and song. Distribution and habitat The antpitta is known only from a very small number of locations in southeastern Ecuador and adjacent Peru, and appears to be decl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chestnut-crowned Antpitta
The chestnut-crowned antpitta (''Grallaria ruficapilla'') is a species of bird in the family Grallariidae. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forest and heavily degraded former forest, which it has a much greater tolerance for than most antpittas. Usually this bird lives at elevations of . It is mid-sized for an antpitta, averaging long. It has an orange-rufous head and nape. The back is olive brown and the throat is white. The belly is white overlaid with black-brown streaking, mainly on the sides and the flanks. The legs are gray-blue. This combination of field marks renders this species fairly distinctive when seen. Though shy and secretive like all ''Grallaria ''Grallaria'' is a large genus of Neotropical birds in the antpitta family Grallariidae. The genus was introduced by the French ornithologist Louis Jean Pierre Vieillot in 1816 with the variegated antpitta (''Grallaria varia'') ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giant Antpitta
The giant antpitta (''Grallaria gigantea'') is a perching bird species in the antpitta family (Grallariidae). Rare and somewhat enigmatic, is known only from Colombia and Ecuador. It is presumably a close relative of the similar undulated antpitta, ''G. squamigera'', which occurs to the south of ''G. gigantea''. The giant antpitta has three subspecies, one of which might be extinct.BLI 009/ref> Description ''G. gigantea'' is, as its name suggests, a huge antpitta. Length ranges from and weight is up to , which makes it easily the heaviest of all tracheophone suboscine birds – its nearest rival, the chestnut-throated huet-huet, is not known to exceed . Its back, wings, and the stubby tail are dusky olive-brown. The top of the head is pale to medium grey, running down to the neck. The remaining plumage is deep rufous-brown. The throat and breast feathers are black-edged, resulting in a dark barring in these regions. The bill is dark, strong and heavy; the eyes are likewise ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chestnut-naped Antpitta
The chestnut-naped antpitta (''Grallaria nuchalis'') is a species of bird placed in the family Grallariidae. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and far northwestern Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest Montane ecosystems are found on the slopes of mountains. The alpine climate in these regions strongly affects the ecosystem because temperatures fall as elevation increases, causing the ecosystem to stratify. This stratification is a crucia ...s. References chestnut-naped antpitta Birds of the Colombian Andes Birds of the Ecuadorian Andes chestnut-naped antpitta chestnut-naped antpitta Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Grallariidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ochre-striped Antpitta
The ochre-striped antpitta (''Grallaria dignissima'') is a species of bird in the family Grallariidae. It is found in Ecuador, Peru and southern Colombia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests (TSMF), also known as tropical moist forest, is a subtropical and tropical forest habitat type defined by the World Wide Fund for Nature. Description TSMF is generally found in large, disco .... Described in the 1880 edition oThe Proceedings of the Zoological Society London. Illustrated by John Gerrard Keulemans as Plate 17. References ochre-striped antpitta Birds of the Ecuadorian Amazon Birds of the Peruvian Amazon ochre-striped antpitta ochre-striped antpitta ochre-striped antpitta Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Grallariidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White-bellied Antpitta
The white-bellied antpitta (''Grallaria hypoleuca'') is a species of bird in the family Grallariidae. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador and far northern Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forest Montane ecosystems are found on the slopes of mountains. The alpine climate in these regions strongly affects the ecosystem because temperatures fall as elevation increases, causing the ecosystem to stratify. This stratification is a crucia ... and heavily degraded former forest. References white-bellied antpitta Birds of the Colombian Andes Birds of the Ecuadorian Andes white-bellied antpitta white-bellied antpitta Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Taxobox binomials not recognized by IUCN {{Grallariidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yellow-breasted Antpitta
The yellow-breasted antpitta (''Grallaria flavotincta'') is a species of bird in the family Grallariidae. It is found in Colombia and Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest Montane ecosystems are found on the slopes of mountains. The alpine climate in these regions strongly affects the ecosystem because temperatures fall as elevation increases, causing the ecosystem to stratify. This stratification is a crucia .... References yellow-breasted antpitta Birds of the Colombian Andes Birds of the Ecuadorian Andes yellow-breasted antpitta yellow-breasted antpitta Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Grallariidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stripe-headed Antpitta
The stripe-headed antpitta (''Grallaria andicolus'') is a species of bird in the family Grallariidae. It was first described by German ornithologist Jean Louis Cabanis. It is found in Peru and western Bolivia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest Montane ecosystems are found on the slopes of mountains. The alpine climate in these regions strongly affects the ecosystem because temperatures fall as elevation increases, causing the ecosystem to stratify. This stratification is a crucia .... References stripe-headed antpitta Birds of the Peruvian Andes stripe-headed antpitta Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Grallariidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santa Marta Antpitta
The Santa Marta antpitta (''Grallaria bangsi'') is a species of bird in the family Grallariidae. It is endemic to Colombia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. It is threatened by habitat loss. Description The Santa Marta antpitta is 18 cm long and is brown above with eye ring. Its underparts are white streaked brown, except for bright buff throat, brownish flanks and cinnamon buff underwing coverts. See also *Outram Bangs Outram Bangs (January 12, 1863 – September 22, 1932) was an American zoologist. Biography Bangs was born in Watertown, Massachusetts, as the second son of Edward and Annie Outram (Hodgkinson) Bangs. He studied at Harvard from 1880 to 1884, and b ... References External links BirdLife Species Factsheet Santa Marta antpitta Birds of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta Endemic birds of Colombia Santa Marta antpitta Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Grallariidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scaled Antpitta
The scaled antpitta (''Grallaria guatimalensis'') is a species of bird in the family Grallariidae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest Montane ecosystems are found on the slopes of mountains. The alpine climate in these regions strongly affects the ecosystem because temperatures fall as elevation increases, causing the ecosystem to stratify. This stratification is a crucia ...s. References scaled antpitta Birds of Central America Birds of Mexico Birds of Guatemala Birds of Honduras Birds of Nicaragua Birds of Costa Rica Birds of Panama Birds of the Northern Andes Birds of the Venezuelan Amazon Birds of Ecuador Birds of Trinidad and Tobago scaled antpitta scaled antpitta Taxonomy articles creat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
