Giant Antpitta

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Giant Antpitta
Conservation status
Vulnerable
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Formicariidae Genus: Grallaria Species: G. gigantea
Binomial name
Grallaria gigantea Lawrence, 1866

The Giant Antpitta (Grallaria gigantea) is a species of bird in the Formicariidae family. It is found in Colombia and Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes and pastureland. It is threatened by habitat loss.

[edit] References

• BirdLife International 2004. Grallaria gigantea. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 26 July 2007.

[edit] External links

• BirdLife Species Factsheet.
• Giant Antpitta videos at IBC.