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 in the jungle floor Locality Refugio Paz de las Aves, Mindo Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador
Juan Sanabria 1 April 2006 2 years ago 20 sec 4.8 -
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 4 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 4 years ago 31 sec 4.7 -
A bird preening Locality Tandayapa Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (ssp hylodroma)
Mark Gurney 30 September 2005 6 years ago 29 sec 4.3 -
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 4 years ago 25 sec 4.3 -
A bird tossing leaves and eating 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 4 years ago 34 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
steve williams 1 November 2006 2 years ago 4.4 -
Eating
Locality Refugio Paz de las Aves, Mindo Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador
Guy Poisson 25 October 2011 13 weeks ago 4.4 -
Maria
Locality Refugio Paz de las Aves, Mindo Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador
Guy Poisson 25 October 2011 13 weeks ago 4.2 -
Angel Paz Shows us this female bird.
Locality Rucu Pichincha Volcano, Pichincha Province, Ecuador
Stan Mansfield 30 June 2011 25 weeks ago 3.8 -
Maria (or perhaps Mario), the famous bird at Angel Paz refuge.
Locality Refugio Paz de las Aves, Mindo Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador
Miriam Bauman 22 December 2009 1 year ago 3.7 -
A bird on the ground.
Locality Refugio Paz de las Aves, Mindo Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador
Josep del Hoyo 8 September 2007 3 years ago 3.7
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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 2 years ago 4
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