Ground-antbirds (Formicariidae)

White-throated Antpitta (Grallaria albigula) - HBW 8, p. 721

French: Grallaire à gorge blanche German: Grauflanken-Ameisenpitta Spanish: Tororoí Gorgiblanco

Taxonomy: Grallaria albigula Chapman, 1923, Santo Domingo, 6000 feet [c. 1830 m], Puno, Peru.
May belong in the superspecies formed by G. erythroleuca, G. capitalis, G. przewalskii, G. hypoleuca and G. flavotincta. Birds from Jujuy, in NW Argentina, described as race cinereiventris on basis of two specimens with darker belly and sepia-olive (rather than olive-grey) flanks; validity of this taxon requires confirmation. Monotypic.

Distribution: SE Peru (Madre de Dios, Puno), and from C Bolivia (N Cochabamba) S on Andean slope to NW Argentina (Jujuy, Salta).