Grallaria squamigera
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
The undulated antpitta (Grallaria squamigera) is a bird in the family Grallariidae. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. The undulated antpitta was first described by Florent Prévost and Marc Athanase Parfait Œillet des Murs in 1842 and assigned the binomial Grallaria squamigera. Between then and the present it was treated by different authors as a subspecies of the giant antpitta (G. gigantea) and its specific epithet misspelled as "Grallaria squamiger" before returning to its original, and present, binomial.
Grallaria antpittas are a "wonderful group of plump and round antbirds whose feathers are often fluffed up...they have stout bills, very short tails, and very long bluish gray legs". The undulated antpitta is the largest member of its genus that occurs in the higher Andes; it is 20 to 24 cm (7.9 to 9.4 in) long and weighs 112 to 174 g (4.0 to 6.1 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults of the nominate subspecies have a gray crown and nape and mostly ashy brown upperparts... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chingaza National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 2 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 3 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quito | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Undulated Antpitta sighting in Chingaza National Natural Park on a given day, based on 107 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 68th most-seen of the 258 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April and May
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Undulated Antpitta in Chingaza National Natural Park on a given day, against under 5% in November, the lowest month.
Between 6 and 9 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Undulated Antpitta sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Undulated Antpitta sightings, Chingaza National Natural Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Podocarpus National Park (Ecuador, under 5%) and Los Nevados National Natural Park (Colombia, under 5%).
Same genus: Grallaria
The closest relatives of the Undulated Antpitta that you can see in Chingaza National Natural Park (genus Grallaria, Large Antpittas) are Muisca Antpitta (about 50%), Chestnut-crowned Antpitta (about 10%) and Boyaca Antpitta (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Undulated Antpitta is recorded against all the birds logged in Chingaza National Natural Park (107 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
