Grallaria saturata
Silhouette: Edwin Price · PhyloPic
In 3 days <5% in a week ~10%
The equatorial antpitta (Grallaria saturata) is a species of bird in the family Grallariidae. It is found is Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. The equatorial antpitta has a complicated taxonomic history. It was originally described in 1918 as the subspecies G. rufula saturata of the rufous antpitta. It later lost its separate identity by being merged into G. rufula. However, a study published in 2020 resurrected the synonymized subspecies and promoted it to species rank using genetic evidence and analysis of vocalizations. Another 2020 publication confirmed its placement in the rufous antpitta complex. The International Ornithological Committee and the Clements taxonomy recognized its promotion in 2021. As of early 2024 BirdLife International's Handbook of the Birds of the World (HBW) had not recognized it as a species or subspecies.
The equatorial antpitta is named for its distribution that roughly centers on the Equator. The equatorial antpitta is monotypic. Grallaria antpittas are a "wonderful group of plump and round antbirds whose feathers are often fluffed up...they have stout bills [and] very short tails". The equatorial antpitta is... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 2 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quito | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Equatorial Antpitta sighting in Quito on a given day, based on 26 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 108th most-seen of the 167 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, and over a week to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Equatorial Antpitta in Quito on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Equatorial Antpitta sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Quito, in our data
Quito is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Equatorial Antpitta sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Equatorial Antpitta is recorded against all the birds logged in Quito (26 verified sightings), 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.
