Undulated Antpitta

Grallaria squamigera

Least Concern · IUCN Red List

LCLeast ConcernInvertebratesForestCup nestMedium · 136 g

What the Undulated Antpitta sounds like

Sonogram of the Undulated Antpitta: time runs left to right, pitch bottom to top, and the brighter the mark the louder the sound.
Recorded by Niels Krabbe · Song · Loja: páramo of Cordillera Las Lagunillas, Ecuador · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto
Sonogram of the Undulated Antpitta: time runs left to right, pitch bottom to top, and the brighter the mark the louder the sound.
Recorded by Niels Krabbe · Song · Azuay: 5.5 km SW Molleturo, Ecuador · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto
Sonogram of the Undulated Antpitta: time runs left to right, pitch bottom to top, and the brighter the mark the louder the sound.
Recorded by Niels Krabbe · Song · Pichincha: Loma Yanayacu Polylepis forest, Volcán Pichincha, Ecuador · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto

ID tip

Grallaria antpittas are a "wonderful group of plump and round antbirds whose feathers are often fluffed up...they have stout bills, very short tails, and very long bluish gray legs". The undulated antpitta is the largest member of its genus that occurs in the higher Andes; it is 20 to 24 cm (7.9 to 9.4 in) long and weighs 112 to 174 g (4.0 to 6.1 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults of the nominate subspecies have a gray crown and nape and mostly ashy brown upperparts with a variable olivaceous wash. Most upperparts feathers have darker edges that give a scaly appearance. Voice: The undulated antpitta typically sings from dawn into the early morning and from a low perch. It sings at any time of the year but more frequently during the breeding season. Its song has been compared to the voice of some small owls, "a fast hollow quavering trill that slightly ascends in pitch and lasts 3-4 seconds, e.g. 'hohohohohohohohohohohoho', with last few notes more enunciated".

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When to see the Undulated Antpitta

One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is November, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Undulated Antpitta

Regular range

The map shades 5 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

About the Undulated Antpitta

The undulated antpitta is a bird in the family Grallariidae. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.

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Easily confused with

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