Ground-antbirds (Formicariidae)
Moustached Antpitta (Grallaria alleni) - HBW 8, p. 716
French: Grallaire à moustaches
German: Grauscheitel-Ameisenpitta
Spanish: Tororoí Bigotudo
Taxonomy: Grallaria alleni Chapman, 1912, Salento, 7000 feet [c. 2140 m], Central Andes, Cauca, Colombia.
Probably closely related to G. chthonia. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- alleni Chapman, 1912 - Colombia on W slope of C Andes (Risaralda, in Cauca).
- andaquiensis Hernández & Rodríguez, 1979 - head of Magdalena Valley, in Colombia, and both slopes in N Ecuador (S to Napo and Cotopaxi).
- Vulnerable Enlarge map
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A bird foraging on the forest floor, then flushed by a yellow-breasted antpitta Locality Refugio Paz de las Aves, Mindo Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (ssp andaquiensis)
Keith Blomerley 13 November 2009 3 years ago 21 sec 4.1 -
Bird looking for worms Locality Ecuador
Kim Tarsey 12 October 2006 2 years ago 10 sec 3.8 -
A bird standing on the forest floor Locality Refugio Paz de las Aves, Mindo Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (ssp andaquiensis)
Keith Blomerley 13 November 2009 3 years ago 22 sec 3.4 -
A bird feeding on worms Locality Refugio Paz de las Aves, Mindo Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (ssp andaquiensis)
Steve Blain 31 March 2006 7 years ago 16 sec 3.2 -
A juvenile bird on trails Locality Tandayapa Lodge, Tandayapa Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (ssp andaquiensis)
Steve Blain 17 June 2005 7 years ago 12 sec 2.7
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This was one of three different Moustached Antpittas coming in to feed on worms on site at the time, this one very close to the
Locality Refugio Paz de las Aves, Mindo Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (ssp andaquiensis)
Sam Woods 2 November 2009 3 years ago 4.4 -
Adult portrait
Locality Refugio Paz de las Aves, Mindo Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador
Rafael Merchante 13 November 2010 9 weeks ago 4.2 -
Adult bird sitting on the frame of the compost pile along H-trail.
Locality Bellavista Lodge, Tandayapa Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (ssp andaquiensis)
Pia Öberg 20 August 2005 1 year ago 4.1 -
A bird on the ground
Locality Refugio Paz de las Aves, Mindo Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador
Tadeusz Stawarczyk 25 September 2012 26 weeks ago 4 -
Adult bird foraging in the compost pile along H-trail.
Locality Bellavista Lodge, Tandayapa Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (ssp andaquiensis)
Pia Öberg 21 August 2005 1 year ago 4 -
immature perched
Locality Refugio Paz de las Aves, Mindo Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (ssp andaquiensis)
Dusan Brinkhuizen 16 September 2009 3 years ago 4
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typical song Locality Las Grallarias Reserve, Pichincha Province, Ecuador
(ssp andaquiensis)
Dusan Brinkhuizen 25 January 2010 3 years ago 3 -
typical song Locality Las Grallarias Reserve, Pichincha Province, Ecuador
(ssp andaquiensis)
Dusan Brinkhuizen 7 January 2010 3 years ago 3 -
song Locality Tandayapa Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador
(ssp andaquiensis)
Dusan Brinkhuizen 9 December 2009 3 years ago 2.5
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