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Giant Antpitta

Grallaria gigantea Lawrence, 1866

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Giant antpitta (Grallaria gigantea hylodroma), Refugio Paz de las Aves, Nanegalito, Ecuador

Giant antpitta (Grallaria gigantea hylodroma), Refugio Paz de las Aves, Nanegalito, Ecuador

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Open encyclopedia reference

The giant antpitta (Grallaria gigantea) is a perching bird species in the antpitta family (Grallariidae). Rare and somewhat enigmatic, it is known only from Colombia and Ecuador. It is presumably a close relative of the similar undulated antpitta, G. squamigera, which occurs to the south of G. gigantea. The giant antpitta has three subspecies, one of which might be extinct.

Wikipedia contributors, Giant antpitta; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T04:02:57.931691+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Grallaria gigantea Lawrence, 1866
Name authority
Lawrence, 1866
Common name
Giant Antpitta
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Grallariidae
Genus
Grallaria
Extinction status
Recorded extant

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. megaclassTetrapoda
  8. classAves
  9. orderPasseriformes
  10. familyGrallariidae P. L. Sclater & O. Salvin, 1873
  11. genusGrallaria Vieillot, 1816
  12. speciesGrallaria gigantea Lawrence, 1866

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Grallaria. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
White-throated AntpittaGrallaria albigula Chapman, 1923GrallariidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Stripe-headed AntpittaGrallaria andicolus (Cabanis, 1873)GrallariidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Santa Marta AntpittaGrallaria bangsi J. A. Allen, 1900GrallariidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Pale-billed AntpittaGrallaria carrikeri Schulenberg & M. D. Williams, 1982GrallariidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Ochre-striped AntpittaGrallaria dignissima P. L. Sclater & Salvin, 1880GrallariidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Red-and-white AntpittaGrallaria erythroleuca P. L. Sclater, 1874GrallariidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Rufous-faced AntpittaGrallaria erythrotis P. L. Sclater & Salvin, 1876GrallariidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Brown-banded AntpittaGrallaria milleri Chapman, 1912GrallariidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Chestnut-naped AntpittaGrallaria nuchalis P. L. Sclater, 1860GrallariidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Rusty-tinged AntpittaGrallaria przewalskii Taczanowski, 1882GrallariidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Chestnut-crowned AntpittaGrallaria ruficapilla Lafresnaye, 1842GrallariidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Bicolored AntpittaGrallaria rufocinerea P. L. Sclater & Salvin, 1879GrallariidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant

Browse 56 records assigned to Grallariidae.

Documented distribution

Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.

South America

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

  1. Lawrence, & George Newbold. (1866). Characters of seven New Species of Birds from Central and South America, with a Note on Thaumatias, Gould. Annals of the Lyceum of Natural History of New York, Vol. 8. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:3H5NR. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.