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Grallaria varia

Variegated Antpitta


Grallaria varia

(Boddaert, P, 1783)
Chululú Pintado
Tovacuçu
Family: Grallariidae
Order: Passeriformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Synonyms: Formicarius varius.

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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern


Description


Description: Brown back speckled with whitish, with lighter underparts. Black throat with a whitish band. White malar stripe. Short tail. Light-colored legs and bill.

Geographic Distribution within Argentina: Misiones and northeast of Corrientes.

Habitat: Understory of forests.

Behavior: Terrestrial, moves by hopping. Crepuscular.

Diet: Arthropods and invertebrates.


Author of this description: Jorge La Grotteria

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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
188544227/11/2021ArgentinaMisionesReserva Privada y Ecolodge Surucuá1Julian Uriel Collado
188539827/11/2021ArgentinaMisionesReserva Privada y Ecolodge Surucuá1Julian Uriel Collado
186132227/11/2021ArgentinaMisionesReserva Privada y Ecolodge Surucuá1Julian Uriel Collado
129402727/09/2020ArgentinaMisionesReserva Privada y Ecolodge SurucuáAdrian Heredia
128413030/06/2018ArgentinaMisionesReserva Privada y Ecolodge SurucuáMarcelo Gavensky
42441407/04/2016ArgentinaMisionesReserva Privada y Ecolodge SurucuáRosana Ursino
29995821/06/2015ArgentinaMisionesReserva Privada y Ecolodge SurucuáAndres Teran
29991119/06/2015ArgentinaMisionesReserva Privada y Ecolodge SurucuáAndres Teran
26255623/03/2015ArgentinaMisionesReserva Privada y Ecolodge SurucuáSantiago Juan Torres
26230623/03/2015ArgentinaMisionesReserva Privada y Ecolodge SurucuáPablo Serur
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Related bibliography


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.



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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Variegated Antpitta (Grallaria varia) – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 18/09/2026.