- Grallaria excelsa
Identification
24 cm
- Grey nape
- Brown Crown
- Whitish lores
- Olive upperparts
Distribution
South America: endemic to Venezuela
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 2 subspecies[1]:
- G. e. excelsa:
- Western Venezuela (Sierra de Perijá) and Andes of Lara to Táchira
- G. e. phelpsi:
- Coastal mountains of northern Venezuela (Colonia Tovar in Aragua)
Habitat
Dense cloud forest. Mostly above 2000m.
Behaviour
Diet
A ground feeder. Thought to eat insects but little information available.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2013. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.8., with updates to August 2013. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved July 2014)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Great Antpitta. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 6 October 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Great_Antpitta