Ground-antbirds (Formicariidae)
Giant Antpitta (Grallaria gigantea) - HBW 8, p. 714
French: Grallaire géante
German: Riesenameisenpitta
Spanish: Tororoí Gigante
Taxonomy: Grallaria gigantea Lawrence, 1866, Ecuador.
Forms a superspecies with G. excelsa. Possibly conspecific, or possibly only race lehmanni may be better placed with that species; or, conversely, race hylodroma may deserve full species rank; further research required. Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- lehmanni Wetmore, 1945 - SW Colombia at head of Magdalena Valley.
- hylodroma Wetmore, 1945 - SW Colombia (Nariño) and Pacific slope of Andes in Ecuador (Pichincha, Cotopaxi).
- gigantea Lawrence, 1866 - E slope of Andes of Ecuador (E Carchi and Napo S to Volcán Tungurahua).
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A bird on a log, alert Locality Refugio Paz de las Aves, Mindo Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (ssp hylodroma)
Josep del Hoyo 8 September 2007 5 years ago 47 sec 4.8 -
A bird hopping several times Locality Refugio Paz de las Aves, Mindo Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (ssp hylodroma)
Josep del Hoyo 8 September 2007 5 years ago 31 sec 4.8 -
On the forest path Locality Refugio Paz de las Aves, Mindo Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador
Pascal Vagner 21 May 2012 24 weeks ago 30 sec 4.7 -
A bird collecting worms that have been put out for it on a trail Locality Refugio Paz de las Aves, Mindo Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (ssp hylodroma)
Josep del Hoyo 8 September 2007 5 years ago 25 sec 4.6 -
A bird in the jungle floor Locality Refugio Paz de las Aves, Mindo Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador
Juan Sanabria 1 April 2006 3 years ago 20 sec 4.5 -
A bird preening Locality Tandayapa Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (ssp hylodroma)
Mark Gurney 30 September 2005 7 years ago 29 sec 4.3
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The famous 'Maria' coming to feed on chopped up earthworms
Locality Refugio Paz de las Aves, Mindo Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (ssp hylodroma)
steve williams 1 November 2006 3 years ago 4.4 -
Eating
Locality Refugio Paz de las Aves, Mindo Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador
Guy Poisson 25 October 2011 1 year ago 4.3 -
The famous "Maria"
Locality Refugio Paz de las Aves, Mindo Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador
hawk 31 August 2009 7 weeks ago 4.2 -
Maria
Locality Refugio Paz de las Aves, Mindo Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador
Guy Poisson 25 October 2011 1 year ago 4.2 -
First ever mist-net record of Giant Antpitta, on ground after release and banded, while working on MSc thesis in the Mindo area.
Locality Mindo Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (ssp hylodroma)
Yves de Soye 1 January 1994 3 years ago 4 -
Angel Paz Shows us this female bird.
Locality Rucu Pichincha Volcano, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (ssp hylodroma)
Stan Mansfield 30 June 2011 1 year ago 3.9
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Bird singing from a low branch in the forest late morning (11am). Locality Refugio Paz de las Aves, Mindo Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador
Sam Woods 25 February 2009 3 years ago 4
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