Tawny Antpitta (Grallaria quitensis)

Order: Passeriformes | Family: Grallariidae  | IUCN Status: Least Concern

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Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Chinguela, Cajamarca

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Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Papallacta, Ecuador

tawny_antpitta
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Papallacta, Ecuador

tawny_antpitta
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Papallacta, Ecuador

Identification & Behavior: ~16 cm (6.3 in). The Tawny Antpitta varies in plumage coloration. Birds south and east of the Marañon Valley (G. q. atuensis) are darker with olive-brown upperparts including the top of the head. The underparts are tawny-brown with pale specks. Birds north and west of the  Marañon Valley (G. q. quitensis) are warmer tawny in coloration.  It forages at forest edges and also Andean scrub where it is rather confident. Also, see Rusty-tinged Antpitta and Rufous Antpitta.

Status: The Tawny Antpitta is fairly common at elevations ranging between 2800 – 3500 m. It also occurs in Co, and Ec.

Name in Spanish: Tororoi Leonado.

Sub-species: Tawny Antpitta (Grallaria quitensis quitensis) Lesson, 1844. Extreme N Peru.
(G. q. atuensis) Carriker, 1933.  C Andes of N Peru in S Amazonas and E La Libertad.

Meaning of Name: Grallaria: L. grallarius, grallae= one walking on stilts. quitensis: coming from the city of Quito in Ecuador.

See more of the Family Grallariidae   peru aves

Distribution Map
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References:

    • Species range based on: Schulenberg, T. S., D. F. Stotz, and L. Rico. 2006. Distribution maps of the birds of Peru, version 1.0. Environment, Culture & Conservation (ECCo). The Field Museum.  http://fm2.fieldmuseum.org/uw_test/birdsofperu on 01/01/2015.