Grallaria hypoleuca
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In 3 days <5% in a week ~10%
The white-bellied antpitta (Grallaria hypoleuca) is a species of bird in the family Grallariidae. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. The white-bellied antpitta has a complicated taxonomic history. It was originally described as a species with no subspecies. The yellow-breasted antpitta was also described as a species but in the mid-twentieth century was included as a subspecies of the white-bellied. Later still what are now the rusty-tinged antpitta (G. przewalskii), bay antpitta (G. capitalis) and red-and-white antpitta (G. erythroleuca) were all merged into the white-bellied. By the end of the twentieth century all of them except G. h. castanea were restored to full species status. The five are considered a superspecies.
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 white-bellied antpitta is 16 to 18 cm (6.3 to 7.1 in) long; three males weighed 62 to 69 g (2.2 to 2.4 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults of the nominate subspecies G. h. hypoleuca have a rufescent... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
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Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a White-bellied Antpitta sighting in Podocarpus National Park on a given day, based on 14 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 355th most-seen of the 446 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 a White-bellied Antpitta in Podocarpus National Park 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 White-bellied 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.
Only Podocarpus National Park, in our data
Podocarpus National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate White-bellied Antpitta sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Grallaria
The closest relatives of the White-bellied Antpitta that you can see in Podocarpus National Park (genus Grallaria, Large Antpittas) are Chestnut-naped Antpitta (about 30%), Jocotoco Antpitta (about 20%) and Equatorial Antpitta (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the White-bellied Antpitta is recorded against all the birds logged in Podocarpus National Park (14 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.
