Genus of birds
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.[2][3] The genus name is from Neo-Latin grallarius meaning "stilt-walker".[4]
Species
The genus contains the following 47 species[5][6]
- 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
- Grallaria blakei complex
- 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