Grallaria squamigera
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In 3 days <5%
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 |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Undulated Antpitta sighting in Los Nevados National Natural Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 395th most-seen of the 424 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Undulated Antpitta in Los Nevados National Natural Park on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
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.
3rd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Undulated Antpitta sightings, Los Nevados National Natural Park ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Chingaza National Natural Park (Colombia, about 10%) and Podocarpus National Park (Ecuador, under 5%).
Same genus: Grallaria
The closest relatives of the Undulated Antpitta that you can see in Los Nevados National Natural Park (genus Grallaria, Large Antpittas) are Tawny Antpitta (about 40%), Chestnut-crowned Antpitta (about 20%) and Bicolored 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 Los Nevados National Natural Park (6 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.
