Birds of the World

    PASSERIFORMES: Grallariidae (Antpittas)  
Genus: Grallaricula (10 species)

Genus Grallaricula are a genus of small antpittas, short-tailed insect-eating birds, that may come to the ground like Grallaria antpittas, but often stay above the ground.


Hooded Antpitta
Hooded Antpitta (Grallaricula cucullata cucullata) Near Threatened
Range: SA: nw Venezuela and w Colombia
Otún Quimbaya Wildlife Sanctuary, Pereira, Risaralda, Colombia  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Very rare and not well known. Smaller than most in its genus.

Sucre Antpitta
Sucre Antpitta (Grallaricula cumanensis) Vulnerable
Range: SA: ne Venezuela
Sucre state, Venezuela  
   
Photograph by Tropical Birding (Nick Athanas)   © All Rights Reserved.


Rusty-breasted Antpitta
Rusty-breasted Antpitta (Grallaricula ferrugineipectus)
Range: SA: n Venezuela to e Colombia
Laguna Tabacal, La Vega, Colombia  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


Ochre-breasted Antpitta
Ochre-breasted Antpitta (Grallaricula flavirostris flavirostris) Male
Range: MA, SA: Costa Rica to c Bolivia
Wildsumaco Lodge, Sumaco, Ecuador  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

The male has an ochre breast. Many species in this genus move their chest continually left to right as if they were dancing.
Additional photo.

Rufous-breasted Antpitta
Rufous-breasted Antpitta (Grallaricula leymebambae)
Range: SA: Peru and w Bolivia
Senda Paty, Peru  
   
Photograph by Bradley Hacker   © All Rights Reserved.

The Peru and Bolivian races of the Rusty-breasted Antpitta were split off in IOC 9.1 (2019). There is also an recently discovered isolated population near Quito, Ecuador.

Crescent-faced Antpitta
Crescent-faced Antpitta (Grallaricula lineifrons)
Range: SA: c, s Colombia and Ecuador
Papallacta Pass, Ecuador  
   
Photograph by Harold Greeney   © All Rights Reserved.

Crescent-faced Antpitta
Crescent-faced Antpitta (Grallaricula lineifrons)
Range: SA: c, s Colombia and Ecuador
Hacienda del Bosque, Manizales, Colombia  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

A small antpitta that is rare and local in sub-paramo habitat. Male and female similar.

Scallop-breasted Antpitta
Scallop-breasted Antpitta (Grallaricula loricata) Near Threatened
Range: SA: n Venezuela
Venezuela  
   
Photograph by David Ascanio - www.abtbirds.com   © All Rights Reserved.


Slaty-crowned Antpitta
Slaty-crowned Antpitta (Grallaricula nana nana)
Range: SA: Venezuela to n Peru and w Guyana
Rio Blanco Ecological Reserve, Manizales, Caldas, Colombia  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

A sparrow-sized Antpitta usually found in cloud forests above 2500m.

Ochre-fronted Antpitta
Ochre-fronted Antpitta (Grallaricula ochraceifrons) Male Vulnerable
Range: SA: c Peru
Abra Patricia-Alto Nieva, San Martín region, Peru
  Note female has almost no ochre.
   
Photograph by Tropical Birding (Nick Athanas)   © All Rights Reserved.


Peruvian Antpitta
Peruvian Antpitta (Grallaricula peruviana) Near Threatened
Range: SA: se Ecuador and n Peru
San Isidro Lodge, Ecuador  
   
Photograph by Francesco Veronesi     Copyright and usage info



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