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[[File:Tawny-Antpitta_Clearer-Image_CBALN.jpg |thumb|550px|right|Subspecies G. q. quitensis<br />Photo &copy; by {{user|C+B+Allen|C B Allen}}<br /> Hotel Termales Del Ruiz (Tolima/[[Colombia]]), 14 November 2023]]
 
[[File:Tawny-Antpitta_Clearer-Image_CBALN.jpg |thumb|550px|right|Subspecies G. q. quitensis<br />Photo &copy; by {{user|C+B+Allen|C B Allen}}<br /> Hotel Termales Del Ruiz (Tolima/[[Colombia]]), 14 November 2023]]
;[[:Category:Grallaria|Grallaria]] quitensis
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;[[Category:Grallaria]] [[:Category:Grallaria|Grallaria]] quitensis
 
'''Includes Boyaca Antpitta'''
 
'''Includes Boyaca Antpitta'''
 
==Identification==
 
==Identification==
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16-18cm (in addition to individual variation, there is also variation between subspecies in size). <br /> Olive brown above, pale sides of head, white lores and eyering, buff-ochre below, white throat and belly.
 
16-18cm (in addition to individual variation, there is also variation between subspecies in size). <br /> Olive brown above, pale sides of head, white lores and eyering, buff-ochre below, white throat and belly.
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
[[South America]]: found in [[Colombia]], [[Ecuador]], and [[Peru]].  
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[[South America]]: found in central Andes of [[Colombia]] through [[Ecuador]] to extreme northern [[Peru]].  
 
==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
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[[Boyaca Antpitta]] and [[Atuen Antpitta]] were formerly included in [[Tawny Antpitta]].
 
====Subspecies====
 
====Subspecies====
Three subspecies are recognized<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>:
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This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species[[#References|[1]]].
*''G. q. alticola'' eastern [[Colombia]]
 
*''G. q. quitensis'' central Colombia to northern [[Peru]]
 
*''G. q. atuensis'' northern Peru
 
 
==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
 
High altitude scrubland and hedgerows as well as disturbed areas.
 
High altitude scrubland and hedgerows as well as disturbed areas.
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When singing will sometimes perch in the open.
 
When singing will sometimes perch in the open.
 
==References==
 
==References==
#{{Ref-Clements6thOct22}}# Restall et al. 2006. Birds of Northern South America. Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300124156  
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#{{Ref-Clements6thOct23}}#{{Ref-GillDonskerRasmussen22V13.2}}#Restall et al. 2006. Birds of Northern South America. Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300124156  
 
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==External Links==
 
==External Links==
{{GSearch|"Grallaria quitensis" {{!}} "Tawny Antpitta" {{!}} "Boyaca Antpitta"}}
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{{GSearch|"Grallaria quitensis" {{!}} "Tawny Antpitta"}}
 
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Revision as of 00:34, 2 August 2024

Subspecies G. q. quitensis
Photo © by C B Allen
Hotel Termales Del Ruiz (Tolima/Colombia), 14 November 2023
Grallaria quitensis

Includes Boyaca Antpitta

Identification

Boyaca Antpitta
Photo © by C B Allen
Vía Parque Natural Del Sumapaz, Bogota, Colombia, 5 November 2023

16-18cm (in addition to individual variation, there is also variation between subspecies in size).
Olive brown above, pale sides of head, white lores and eyering, buff-ochre below, white throat and belly.

Distribution

South America: found in central Andes of Colombia through Ecuador to extreme northern Peru.

Taxonomy

Boyaca Antpitta and Atuen Antpitta were formerly included in Tawny Antpitta.

Subspecies

This is a monotypic species[1].

Habitat

High altitude scrubland and hedgerows as well as disturbed areas.

Behaviour

Can either hop or run.

Vocalisation

When singing will sometimes perch in the open.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., P. C. Rasmussen, T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, A. Spencer, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2023. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2023. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Gill, F, D Donsker, and P Rasmussen (Eds). 2023. IOC World Bird List (v 13.2). Doi 10.14344/IOC.ML.13.2. http://www.worldbirdnames.org/
  3. Restall et al. 2006. Birds of Northern South America. Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300124156

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External Links

GSearch checked for 2020 platform.1

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