Biology:Grallaria

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Grallaria is a large genus of Neotropical birds in the antpitta family Grallariidae.

Taxonomy

The genus was introduced by the French ornithologist Louis Pierre Vieillot in 1816 with the variegated antpitta (Grallaria varia) as the type species.[1][2] The genus name is from Neo-Latin grallarius meaning "stilt-walker".[3]

Species

The genus contains the following 47 species[4][5]

Image Common name Scientific name Distribution
120px Undulated antpitta Grallaria squamigera norther Andes
120px Giant antpitta Grallaria gigantea northern Andes of Colombia and Ecuador
- Great antpitta Grallaria excelsa mountains of northwestern Venezuela
120px Variegated antpitta Grallaria varia Amazonia and Atlantic Forest
- Scaled antpitta Grallaria guatimalensis Central America and northwestern South America
120px Moustached antpitta Grallaria alleni northern Andes of Colombia and Ecuador
- Tachira antpitta Grallaria chthonia Venezuelan Andes montane forests
- Plain-backed antpitta Grallaria haplonota northern Andes and Venezuelan Coastal Range
- Ochre-striped antpitta Grallaria dignissima north of the Marañón River
- Elusive antpitta Grallaria eludens western Amazonia
- Santa Marta antpitta Grallaria bangsi Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta
120px Chestnut-crowned antpitta Grallaria ruficapilla northern Andes
120px Cundinamarca antpitta Grallaria kaestneri Cordillera Oriental (Colombia)
- Watkins's antpitta Grallaria watkinsi Tumbes
120px Stripe-headed antpitta Grallaria andicolus Peruvian Andes
120px Chestnut-naped antpitta Grallaria nuchalis northern Andes of Colombia and Ecuador
120px Jocotoco antpitta Grallaria ridgelyi Chinchipe River and Cordillera del Cóndor
120px Pale-billed antpitta Grallaria carrikeri Andes of northern Peru
120px Yellow-breasted antpitta Grallaria flavotincta northern Andes of Colombia and Ecuador
120px White-bellied antpitta Grallaria hypoleuca northern Andes
120px Rusty-tinged antpitta Grallaria przewalskii Andes of northern Peru
120px Bay antpitta Grallaria capitalis Andes of central Peru
- Red-and-white antpitta Grallaria erythroleuca Andes of southern Peru
- White-throated antpitta Grallaria albigula Yungas and southern Andean Yungas
- Grey-naped antpitta Grallaria griseonucha Venezuelan Andes montane forests
- Perija antpitta Grallaria saltuensis Serranía del Perijá
120px Sierra Nevada antpitta Grallaria spatiator Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta
- Muisca antpitta Grallaria rufula Andes of eastern Colombia and western Venezuela
120px Bicolored antpitta Grallaria rufocinerea Cauca and upper Magdalena valley
120px Chami antpitta Grallaria alvarezi west of the Cauca River
- Equatorial antpitta Grallaria saturata east of the Cauca River, lower Magdalena valley and Ecuador
- Cajamarca antpitta Grallaria cajamarcae west of the Huancabamba and upper Marañón river
- Chachapoyas antpitta Grallaria graves south of Marañón and north of Huallaga river
120px Panao antpitta Grallaria oneilli south of Huallaga and north of Perené river
120px Junin antpitta Grallaria obscura between the rio Perené, Ene and Apurímac
- Urubamba antpitta Grallaria occabambae Yanatili river
- Puno antpitta Grallaria sinaensis south of Sandia river (Peru) and north of Constanta river (Bolivia)
- Bolivian antpitta Grallaria cochabambae Bolivian Andes
120px Chestnut antpitta Grallaria blakei Cordillera Oriental (Peru)
120px Oxapampa antpitta Grallaria centralis from the Huallaga to the Mantaro river
- Ayacucho antpitta Grallaria ayacuchensis between the rio Mantaro, Pampa and Apurímac
- Rufous-faced antpitta Grallaria erythrotis Yungas and Bolivian Andes
120px Tawny antpitta Grallaria quitensis northern Andes
- Boyaca antpitta Grallaria alticola Cordillera Oriental (Colombia)
- Atuen antpitta Grallaria atuensis northern Cordillera Oriental (Peru)
120px Brown-banded antpitta Grallaria milleri Cordillera Central (Colombia)
- Urrao antpitta Grallaria urraoensis Páramo del Sol, Colombia

References

  1. Vieillot, Louis Pierre (1816) (in French). Analyse d'une Nouvelle Ornithologie Élémentaire. Paris: Deterville/self. p. 43. https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k9745205x/f49.image. 
  2. Peters, James Lee, ed (1951). Check-list of Birds of the World. 7. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Museum of Comparative Zoology. p. 262. https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14480599. 
  3. Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 177. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4. 
  4. Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds (July 2023). "Antthrushes, antpittas, gnateaters, tapaculos, crescentchests". IOC World Bird List Version 13.2. International Ornithologists' Union. https://www.worldbirdnames.org/bow/antthrushes/. 
  5. Isler, Morton L.; Chesser, R. Terry; Robbins, Mark B.; Cuervo, Andrés M.; Cadena, Carlos Daniel; Hosner, Peter A. (2020-07-21). "Taxonomic evaluation of the Grallaria rufula (Rufous Antpitta) complex (Aves: Passeriformes: Grallariidae) distinguishes sixteen species" (in en). Zootaxa 4817 (1): 74. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4817.1.1. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 33055681. Bibcode2020Zoot.4817...74I. https://www.biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.4817.1.1. 

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