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;[[:Category:Grallaria|Grallaria]] excelsa | ;[[:Category:Grallaria|Grallaria]] excelsa | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | 24 cm | ||
| + | *Grey nape | ||
| + | *Brown Crown | ||
| + | *Whitish [[Topography#Heads|lores]] | ||
| + | *Olive upperparts | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | [[South America]]: | + | [[South America]]: endemic to [[Venezuela]] |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | ====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> | + | ====Subspecies==== |
| + | There are 2 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
*''G. e. excelsa'': | *''G. e. excelsa'': | ||
:*Western [[Venezuela]] (Sierra de Perijá) and Andes of Lara to Táchira | :*Western [[Venezuela]] (Sierra de Perijá) and Andes of Lara to Táchira | ||
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:*Coastal mountains of northern [[Venezuela]] (Colonia Tovar in Aragua) | :*Coastal mountains of northern [[Venezuela]] (Colonia Tovar in Aragua) | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | Dense cloud forest. Mostly above 2000m. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
| + | A ground feeder. Thought to eat insects but little information available. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug13}}#Avibase |
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| + | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved July 2014) | ||
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Grallaria+excelsa}} | {{GSearch|Grallaria+excelsa}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Missing Images]] [[Category:Grallaria]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Missing Images]] [[Category:Grallaria]] | ||
Latest revision as of 13:24, 13 July 2014
- 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 25 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Great_Antpitta
