Genus Grallaria are antpittas, short-tailed insect-eating tropical birds that stand upright and hop along forest floor, almost never flying and rarely perching on branches. Sizes range from about 16 cm. to about 24 cm. |
A medium-sized antpitta found in healthy forests at around 1500-2000m. |
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Found only in healthy forests on the western Andean slope. |
A huge Antpitta found in Ecuador, and allegedly south Colombia as well, although most records are older. |
A large antpitta that sometimes goes into the canopy. Most closely related to the Moustached Antpitta. |
A smaller antpitta found at around 1500m that is very difficult to see. |
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A reasonably common larger antpitta found around 2500-3000m. |
A large antpitta, and unlike most antpittas in that it is often found in the open, usually above 3500m, in the paramo above the treeline. Additional photo. |
A large antpitta found in only one wet mossy area of south Ecuador. Recently discovered. |
This wide-ranging medium-sized species is generally the most frequently seen and heard cloud forest antpitta. |
A small uncommon antpitta generally found around 2500-3000m. |
The newly described Equatorial Antpitta is part of a big split of the Rufous Antpitta, and is found only in the central Andean ridge in Colombia, and continues into Ecuador and Peru. |
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