Grallaria Explained

Grallaria is a large genus of Neotropical birds in the antpitta family Grallariidae.

The genus was introduced by the French ornithologist Louis Pierre Vieillot in 1816 with the variegated antpitta (Grallaria varia) as the type species.^{[1] [2]} The genus name is from Neo-Latin grallarius meaning "stilt-walker".^[3]

Species

The genus contains the following 47 species^{[4] [5]}

• Undulated antpitta, Grallaria squamigera
• Giant antpitta, Grallaria gigantea
• Great antpitta, Grallaria excelsa
• Variegated antpitta, Grallaria varia
• Scaled antpitta, Grallaria guatimalensis
• Moustached antpitta, Grallaria alleni
• Táchira antpitta, Grallaria chthonia
• Plain-backed antpitta, Grallaria haplonota
• Ochre-striped antpitta, Grallaria dignissima
• Elusive antpitta, Grallaria eludens
• Santa Marta antpitta, Grallaria bangsi
• Chestnut-crowned antpitta, Grallaria ruficapilla
• Cundinamarca antpitta, Grallaria kaestneri
• Watkins's antpitta, Grallaria watkinsi
• Stripe-headed antpitta, Grallaria andicolus
• Chestnut-naped antpitta, Grallaria nuchalis
• Jocotoco antpitta, Grallaria ridgelyi
• Pale-billed antpitta, Grallaria carrikeri
• Yellow-breasted antpitta, Grallaria flavotincta
• White-bellied antpitta, Grallaria hypoleuca
• Rusty-tinged antpitta, Grallaria przewalskii
• Bay antpitta, Grallaria capitalis
• Red-and-white antpitta, Grallaria erythroleuca
• White-throated antpitta, Grallaria albigula
• Grey-naped antpitta, Grallaria griseonucha
  • • Grallaria rufula complex Perijá antpitta, Grallaria saltuensis
  • Sierra Nevada antpitta Grallaria spatiator
  • Muisca antpitta, Grallaria rufula
  • Bicolored antpitta, Grallaria rufocinerea
  • Chamí antpitta Grallaria alvarezi
  • Equatorial antpitta Grallaria saturata
  • Cajamarca antpitta Grallaria cajamarcae
  • Chachapoyas antpitta Grallaria gravesi
  • Panao antpitta Grallaria oneilli
  • Junín antpitta Grallaria obscura
  • Urubamba antpitta Grallaria occabambae
  • Puno antpitta Grallaria sinaensis
  • Bolivian antpitta Grallaria cochabambae
• Grallaria blakei complex
  • Chestnut antpitta, Grallaria blakei
  • Oxapampa antpitta Grallaria centralis
  • Ayacucho antpitta Grallaria ayacuchensis
• Rufous-faced antpitta, Grallaria erythrotis
• Tawny antpitta, Grallaria quitensis
• Boyaca antpitta, Grallaria alticola (split from Grallaria quitensis)
• Atuen antpitta, Grallaria atuensis (split from Grallaria quitensis)
• Brown-banded antpitta, Grallaria milleri
• Fenwick's or Urrao antpitta, Grallaria urraoensis

Notes and References

1. Book: Vieillot, Louis Pierre . Louis Pierre Vieillot . 1816 . Analyse d'une Nouvelle Ornithologie Élémentaire . Deterville/self . Paris . 43 . French.
2. Book: Peters . James Lee . James L. Peters . 1951 . Check-list of Birds of the World . 7 . Museum of Comparative Zoology . Cambridge, Massachusetts . 262 .
3. Book: Jobling, James A. . 2010. The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names . Christopher Helm . London . 978-1-4081-2501-4 . 177 .
4. Web site: Gill . Frank . Frank Gill (ornithologist) . Donsker . David . Rasmussen . Pamela . Pamela Rasmussen . July 2023 . Antthrushes, antpittas, gnateaters, tapaculos, crescentchests. IOC World Bird List Version 13.2 . International Ornithologists' Union . 6 August 2023 .
5. Isler. Morton L.. Chesser. R. Terry. Robbins. Mark B.. Cuervo. Andrés M.. Cadena. Carlos Daniel. Hosner. Peter A.. 2020-07-21. Taxonomic evaluation of the Grallaria rufula (Rufous Antpitta) complex (Aves: Passeriformes: Grallariidae) distinguishes sixteen species. Zootaxa. en. 4817. 1. zootaxa.4817.1.1. 10.11646/zootaxa.4817.1.1. 33055681 . 222829674 . 1175-5334.