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Ground-antbirds (Formicariidae)

Ochre-breasted Antpitta (Grallaricula flavirostris) - HBW 8, p. 729

French: Grallaire ocrée German: Ockerbrust-Ameisenpitta Spanish: Ponchito Ocráceo

Taxonomy: Grallaria flavirostris P. L. Sclater, 1858, Río Napo, Ecuador.
In the past, distinctive races boliviana and similis have together been treated as forming a separate species; proposed reinstatement as such perhaps tenable, but vocalizations of all races inadequately known; further study required. In addition, although three races described from Pacific slope in Colombia and Ecuador on basis of differences in underpart pattern and bill colour, considerable variation exists among all that region’s populations, any one of which can span virtually entire range of variation in these characters; hence, mindoensis and possibly zarumae.. View all taxonomy...

Taxonomy: Grallaria flavirostris P. L. Sclater, 1858, Río Napo, Ecuador.
In the past, distinctive races boliviana and similis have together been treated as forming a separate species; proposed reinstatement as such perhaps tenable, but vocalizations of all races inadequately known; further study required. In addition, although three races described from Pacific slope in Colombia and Ecuador on basis of differences in underpart pattern and bill colour, considerable variation exists among all that region’s populations, any one of which can span virtually entire range of variation in these characters; hence, mindoensis and possibly zarumae perhaps better considered as synonyms of ochraceiventris. Eight subspecies recognized.

Subspecies and Distribution:

  • costaricensis Lawrence, 1866 - Costa Rica and W Panama (E to Veraguas).
  • brevis Nelson, 1912 - E Panamá (E Darién).
  • ochraceiventris Chapman, 1922 - W Andes of Colombia.

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  • costaricensis Lawrence, 1866 - Costa Rica and W Panama (E to Veraguas).
  • brevis Nelson, 1912 - E Panamá (E Darién).
  • ochraceiventris Chapman, 1922 - W Andes of Colombia.
  • mindoensis Chapman, 1925 - NW Ecuador.
  • zarumae Chapman, 1922 - SW Ecuador.
  • flavirostris (P. L. Sclater, 1858) - Amazonian slope in Colombia and Ecuador, and presumably also extreme N Peru.
  • similis Carriker, 1933 - Peru (S & E of R Marañón) S to Pasco, including Pico Sira in E Huánuco.
  • boliviana Chapman, 1919 - SE Peru (Puno) SE to C Bolivia (Yungas of Cochabamba).
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