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White-throated Antpitta

Grallaria albigula
Chapman, FM, 1923
Chululú Cabeza Rojiza

Family: Grallariidae
Order: Passeriformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia

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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Description: Rufous head, white periocular area and throat, olive back, orange primaries, and gray underparts. Bluish bill and legs.

Geographic Distribution: Southeast of Jujuy and north of Salta.

Habitat: Yungas between 800 and 1700 masl, the only formicariid in the Argentine Yungas.

Behavior: Terrestrial, more often heard than seen.

Diet: Arthropods and invertebrates.


Author of this description: Jorge La Grotteria

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Photography ID: 656330
  Adult

Parque Nacional Calilegua
Jujuy
Argentina
09/24/2025
Eduardo Cusano
Foto
Photography ID: 656329
  Adult

Parque Nacional Calilegua
Jujuy
Argentina
09/24/2025
Eduardo Cusano



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
236817624/09/202516:59ArgentinaJujuyRuta Provincial 83 - Entre Mesada de las Colmenas y Monolito, Parque Nacional Calilegua2Eduardo Cusano
236777424/09/202511:49ArgentinaJujuyParque Nacional CalileguaEduardo Cusano
191092131/10/2023ArgentinaJujuyMesada de las Colmenas, Parque Nacional Calilegua1Eduardo Cusano
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Bibliography related


Artículo Chebez, J. C. 2009. Otros que se van. Fauna Argentina Amenazada. 552 págs. Albatros. Buenos Aires.

Artículo De la Peña, M. R. 1999. Aves Argentinas, Lista y Distribución. 244 págs. LOLA. Buenos Aires.

Artículo Narosky, T. y D. Yzurieta. 2010. Aves de Argentina y Uruguay – Birds of Argentina & Uruguay: Guía de Identificación Edición Total – A Field Guide Total Edition. 16a ed. 427 págs. Vázquez Mazzini Editores. Buenos Aires. Argentina.

Artículo Narosky, T. Y M. Ruda Vega. 2009. Aves Argentinas, un vuelo por el mundo silvestre. 1a edición. Albatros. Buenos Aires.



Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. White-throated Antpitta (Grallaria albigula) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 10/04/2026.