Giant Antpitta
Grallaria giganteaLawrence, GN, 1866
English (US) Giant Antpitta
The Giant Antpitta (Grallaria gigantea) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Grallariidae (Antpittas) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Grallaria gigantea
- Family
- Grallariidae (Antpittas)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Vulnerable
- English (US)
- Giant Antpitta
- Described by
- Lawrence, GN, 1866
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Grallaria gigantea lehmanni
- Grallaria gigantea hylodroma
- Grallaria gigantea gigantea
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Lawrence, GN, 1866
- Type locality
- Ecuador.
- Original description
- Annals of the Lyceum of Natural History of New York 8(1867) p.345
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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