Ground-antbirds (Formicariidae)
Tepui Antpitta (Myrmothera simplex) - HBW 8, p. 711
French: Grallaire sobre
German: Olivbauch-Ameisenpitta
Spanish: Tororoí Flautista
Other common names: Brown-breasted Antpitta
Taxonomy: Grallaria simplex Salvin and Godman, 1884, Mount Roraima, 5000 feet [c. 1520 m], Venezuela.
Four subspecies recognized
Subspecies and Distribution:
- duidae Chapman, 1929 - S Venezuela in Amazonas (cerros of Yaví, Duida and Neblina).
- guaiquinimae J. T. Zimmer & Phelps, Sr., 1946 - SE Venezuela in C & SE Bolívar (Cerro Guaiquinima and Cerro Paurai-tepui).
- simplex (Salvin & Godman, 1884) - Gran Sabana and Mt Roraima, in SE Venezuela (SE Bolívar) and adjacent Guyana.
- pacaraimae Phelps, Jr. & Dickerman, 1980 - Pacaraima Mts in S Bolívar and immediately adjacent N Brazil.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird on a branch.
Locality Escalera Road, Sierra de Lema, Canaima National Park, Bolívar State, Venezuela (ssp simplex)
Nick Athanas 21 October 2005 4 years ago 4.4
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A male seen and recorded in roadside forest. Locality Escalera Road, Sierra de Lema, Canaima National Park, Bolívar State, Venezuela
(ssp simplex)
David Beadle 24 February 1999 16 weeks ago 0
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