''Grallaria'' is a large
genus
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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
In zoological nomenclature, a type species (''species typica'') is the species name with which the name of a genus or subgenus is considered to be permanently taxonomically associated, i.e., the species that contains the biological type specimen ...
. The genus name is from
New Latin ''grallarius'' meaning "stilt-walker".
Species
The genus contains the following 45
species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...
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Undulated antpitta, ''Grallaria squamigera''
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Giant antpitta, ''Grallaria gigantea''
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Great antpitta
The great antpitta (''Grallaria excelsa'') is a species of bird in the family Grallariidae. It is endemic to Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
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, ''Grallaria excelsa''
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Variegated antpitta, ''Grallaria varia''
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Scaled antpitta, ''Grallaria guatimalensis''
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Moustached antpitta
The moustached antpitta (''Grallaria alleni'') is a species of bird placed in the family Grallariidae.
It is found in Colombia and Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss
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, ''Grallaria alleni''
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Táchira antpitta, ''Grallaria chthonia''
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Plain-backed antpitta, ''Grallaria haplonota''
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Ochre-striped antpitta, ''Grallaria dignissima''
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Elusive antpitta, ''Grallaria eludens''
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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 Sa ...
, ''Grallaria bangsi''
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Chestnut-crowned antpitta, ''Grallaria ruficapilla''
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Cundinamarca antpitta
The Cundinamarca antpitta (''Grallaria kaestneri'') 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
Habitat ...
, ''Grallaria kaestneri''
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Watkins's antpitta
Watkins's antpitta (''Grallaria watkinsi'') or the scrub antpitta, is a species of bird in the family Grallariidae. It is found in Ecuador and Peru.
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forest
The tropical and subtropical dry br ...
, ''Grallaria watkinsi''
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Stripe-headed antpitta, ''Grallaria andicolus''
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Chestnut-naped antpitta, ''Grallaria nuchalis''
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Jocotoco antpitta, ''Grallaria ridgelyi''
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Pale-billed antpitta
The pale-billed antpitta (''Grallaria carrikeri'') is a species of bird in the family Grallariidae. It is endemic to highland forest in the Andes of northern Peru
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, ''Grallaria carrikeri''
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Yellow-breasted antpitta, ''Grallaria flavotincta''
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White-bellied antpitta, ''Grallaria hypoleuca''
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Rusty-tinged antpitta
The rusty-tinged antpitta (''Grallaria przewalskii'') is a species of bird in the family Grallariidae.
It is endemic to Peru.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forest
Montane ecosystems are found on the slopes o ...
, ''Grallaria przewalskii''
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Bay antpitta
The bay antpitta (''Grallaria capitalis'') is a species of bird in the family Grallariidae. It is endemic to Peru.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forest
Montane ecosystems are found on the slopes of mountains ...
, ''Grallaria capitalis''
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Red-and-white antpitta
The red-and-white antpitta (''Grallaria erythroleuca'') is a species of bird in the family Grallariidae. It is endemic to Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forest
Montane ecosystems are found on the slopes ...
, ''Grallaria erythroleuca''
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White-throated antpitta
The white-throated antpitta (''Grallaria albigula'') is a species of bird in the family Grallariidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, and Peru.
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest
Montane ecosystems are fo ...
, ''Grallaria albigula''
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Grey-naped antpitta, ''Grallaria griseonucha''
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Grallaria rufula''
complex
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Perijá antpitta, ''Grallaria saltuensis''
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Sierra Nevada antpitta ''Grallaria spatiator''
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Muisca antpitta, ''Grallaria rufula''
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Bicolored antpitta, ''Grallaria rufocinerea''
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Chamí antpitta ''Grallaria alvarezi''
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Equatorial antpitta ''Grallaria saturata''
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Cajamarca antpitta ''Grallaria cajamarcae''
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Chachapoyas antpitta ''Grallaria gravesi''
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Panao antpitta ''Grallaria oneilli''
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Junín antpitta
The Junín antpitta (''Grallaria obscura'') is a species of bird in the family Grallariidae. It is endemic to the Peruvian department, Junín. It is a member of the rufous antpitta species complex and was formally elevated from subspecies to s ...
''Grallaria obscura''
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Urubamba antpitta
The Urubamba antpitta (''Grallaria occabambae'') is a bird in the family Grallariidae. The species was first described as a subspecies by Frank Chapman in 1923. It is endemic to Peru. It is a member of the rufous antpitta species complex and w ...
''Grallaria occabambae''
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Puno antpitta
The Puno antpitta (''Grallaria sinaensis'') is a species of bird in the family Grallariidae. It is a member of the rufous antpitta species complex and was first described by Mark B. Robbins, Morton L. Isler, R. Terry Chesser and Joseph Tobias ...
''Grallaria sinaensis''
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Bolivian antpitta
The Bolivian antpitta (''Grallaria cochabambae'') is a bird in the family Grallariidae. The species was first described by James Bond and Rodolphe Meyer de Schauensee in 1940. It is endemic to Bolivia. It is a member of the rufous antpitta spec ...
''Grallaria cochabambae''
* ''Grallaria blakei'' complex
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Chestnut antpitta, ''Grallaria blakei''
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Oxapampa antpitta ''Grallaria centralis''
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Ayacucho antpitta
The Ayacucho antpitta (''Grallaria ayacuchensis'') is a species of bird in the family Grallaridae. It is endemic to the Peruvian department of Ayacucho. The Ayacucho antpitta was formerly believed to be a population of chestnut antpitta, but i ...
''Grallaria ayacuchensis''
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Rufous-faced antpitta, ''Grallaria erythrotis''
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Tawny antpitta, ''Grallaria quitensis''
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Brown-banded antpitta
The brown-banded antpitta (''Grallaria milleri'') is a species of bird in the family Grallariidae. It is endemic to Colombia.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forest and plantations. It is threatened by habitat loss ...
, ''Grallaria milleri''
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Fenwick's or Urrao antpitta, ''Grallaria fenwickorum''
References
Bird genera
Grallariidae
Taxa named by Louis Jean Pierre Vieillot
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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