antpitta
TOROROI

ORDER: PASSERIFORMES

FAMILY: GRALLARIIDAE

Perhaps the most difficult and elusive bird to observe. Lot of patience is needed to see them. Inhabit the dark part in humid forests. Very timid to movement and strong light. Can be seen following army ant paths where they steal their insect preys. They do eat ants. Mostly on the ground. Do not walk but hop. Vestigial tail and strong short bills. Short powerful legs that allow them to adopt a straight and distinctive upright posture. Both sexes incubate on two to three eggs in nest.

Quizás el ave más esquiva y díficil de observar en Colombia. Se require extrema paciencia para verlos. Habitan en las partes oscuras de los bosques húmedos. Son tímidos a cualquier movimiento y a la luz fuerte. Siguen los senderos de las hormigas arrieras robándoles sus presas de insectos y arañas. Viven la mayor parte del tiempo en el suelo, no caminan pero saltan. Consumen hormigas. Carecen casi de cola y tienen sus picos gruesos. Patas cortas y robustas que les permiten adoptar una típica postura recta. Ambos sexos incuban dos o tres huevos en sus nidos.

GIANT ANTPITTA

Name in Spanish: Tororoi Gigante


Size/Tamaño: 9.5 in | 24 cm
Location: South Central Andes
Altura: 2000 - 3200 m
Status:

Photos by: Photo: ©Claudia Brasiliero Macaulay Library ML164474811

Grallaria gigantea

Male ♂︎

Grallaria gigantea

Species of the Grallariidae family to photograph 
Species de la familia Grallariidae por fotografiar

 

 

Scientific
Name
Name in
Spanish
Name in
English
Grallaria squamigera Tororoi Ondulado Undulated Antpitta
Grallaria gigantea Tororoi Gigante Giant Antpitta
Grallaria alleni Tororoi Bigotudo Moustached Antpitta
Grallaria guatimalensis Tororoi Dorsiescamado Scaled Antpitta
Grallaria haplonota Tororoi Torero Plain-backed Antpitta
Grallaria dignissima Tororoi Estriado Ochre-striped Antpitta
Grallaria ruficapilla Tororoi Comprapán Chestnut-crowned Antpitta
Grallaria bangsi Tororoi de Santa Marta Santa Marta Antpitta
Grallaria kaestneri Tororoi de Cundinamarca Cundinamarca Antpitta
Grallaria rufocinerea Tororoi Rufocenizo Bicolored Antpitta
Grallaria nuchalis Tororoi Chusquero Chestnut-naped Antpitta
Grallaria flavotincta Tororoi Rufoamarillo Yellow-breasted Antpitta
Grallaria hypoleuca Tororoi Pechiblanco White-bellied Antpitta
Grallaria rufula Tororoi Flautista Rufous Antpitta
Grallaria quitensis Tororoi Leonado Tawny Antpitta
Grallaria fenwickorum Tororoi de Urrao Fenwick’s Antpitta
Grallaria milleri Tororoi de Miller Brown-banded Antpitta
Hylopezus perspicillatus Tororoi de Anteojos Streak-chested Antpitta
Hylopezus macularius Tororoi Carimanchado Spotted Antpitta
Hylopezus dives Tororoi Buchifulvo Thicket Antpitta
Hylopezus fulviventris Tororoi Buchicanelo White-lored Antpitta
Myrmothera campanisona Tororoi Campanero Thrush-like Antpitta
Grallaricula flavirostris Tororoi Piquigualdo Ochre-breasted Antpitta
Grallaricula cucullata Tororoi Cabecirrufo Hooded Antpitta
Grallaricula ferrugineipectus Tororoi Ferruginoso Rusty-breasted Antpitta
Grallaricula nana Tororoi Enano Slate-crowned Antpitta
Grallaricula lineifrons Tororoi Medialuna Crescent-faced Antpitta