Moustached Antpitta

It is found in Colombia and Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

The Moustached Antpitta is classified as Vulnerable (VU), considered to be facing a high risk of extinction in the wild.

The Moustached Antpitta (Grallaria alleni) is a species of bird tentatively placed in the family Formicariidae; it might belong to a more distinct lineage though. It is found in Colombia and Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. References - * BirdLife International 2005. Grallaria alleni. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 26 July 2007. More

* Moustached Antpitta/Sam Woods This was one of three different Moustached Antpittas coming in to feed on worms on site at the time, this one very close to the Refugio Paz de las Aves, Mindo, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (ssp andaquiensis) Sam Woods 2 November 2009 21 weeks ago 4. More

Information on the moustached antpitta is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly. Authentication - This information is awaiting authentication by a species expert, and will be updated as soon as possible. If you are able to help please contact: arkive@wildscreen.org.uk References - 1. IUCN Red List (March, 2009) http://www.iucnredlist. More

Nest of Moustached Antpitta at Reserva Las Gralarias moustached_incubating_db1 An active nest of Moustached Antpitta Grallaria alleni has recently been found at Reserva Las Gralarias, Pichincha. The species inhabits subtropical (cloud)forest on both east and west slope of the Andes and was first discovered in Ecuador about ten years ago (Krabbe and Coopmans 2000 in Ibis 142: 183–187). The breeding biology of this rare and elusive species is little known. The cup-shaped nest was located ca. 1. More

For the purposes of our bird news services, Moustached Antpitta is classed as Ungraded: species that are unlikely to appear as wild birds in Britain or Ireland hide section Most recent photos of Moustached Antpitta (2) Angel Paz Refuge, Ecuador Angel Paz Refuge, Ecuador19/11/2009 Angel Paz Refuge, Ecuador 19/11/2009 Angel Paz Resseerve, Ecuador Angel Paz Resseerve, Ecuador19/11/2009 Angel Paz Resseerve, Ecuador 19/11/2009 View all pictures of Moustached Antpitta View all pictures of Moustached Antpitta More

(heard), Moustached Antpitta adult feeding nestlings in the nest plus a second adult observed in a different territory (observed), Yellow-breasted and Chestnut-crowned Antpitta (heard), Tyrannine Woodcreeper (heard), White-faced Nunbird (heard), Scaled Fruiteater (observed), Beautiful Jay (observed), Black-chinned Mountain-Tanager (observed). More

first-ever nest of Moustached Antpitta - Here is a shot of a parent bird bringing a worm to the nestlings. More

Order : Passeriformes
Family : Formicariidae
Genus : Grallaria
Species : alleni
Authority : Chapman, 1912