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Watkins’s Antpitta
Grallaria watkinsi
Watkins's Antpitta (Grallaria watkinsi) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of South America.
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The Watkins’s Antpitta (Grallaria watkinsi) is a member of the Grallariidae family found in South America. Adults weigh 69.8 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Near Threatened.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Close to qualifying for a threatened category in the near future.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Grallariidae Antpittas
- Genus Grallaria
- Species watkinsi
Quick facts
- Weight
- 69.8 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Grallariidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
Similar birds
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Watkins’s Antpitta is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of semi-open woodland, it forages mainly on the ground.
Migration
The Watkins’s Antpitta is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Watkins’s Antpitta (Grallaria watkinsi) is a species of bird in the Grallariidae family, part of the order Passeriformes. It is found across South America. Its distribution covers SA w Ecuador and nw Peru.
It is a medium-sized bird. Adults weighs around 69.8 g, with a wing length of about 9.1 cm and a tail of around 4.8 cm.
The IUCN Red List lists it as Near Threatened. That means it is close to qualifying as threatened and is worth keeping a careful eye on.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 17,000 km² — a relatively restricted global range.
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Watkins’s Antpitta?
The Watkins’s Antpitta is a medium-sized bird that weighs around 69.8 g.
Where does the Watkins’s Antpitta live?
The Watkins’s Antpitta is found across South America with a range covering SA w Ecuador and nw Peru, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Watkins’s Antpitta belong to?
The Watkins’s Antpitta (Grallaria watkinsi) belongs to the Grallariidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Watkins’s Antpitta eat?
The Watkins’s Antpitta is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Watkins’s Antpitta migrate?
The Watkins’s Antpitta is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Watkins’s Antpitta endangered?
The IUCN Red List lists it as Near Threatened That means it is close to qualifying as threatened and is worth keeping a careful eye on.
What sound does the Watkins’s Antpitta make?
1 real field recording of the Watkins’s Antpitta — including its song — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Watkins’s Antpitta's range?
The Watkins’s Antpitta has a mapped global range of about 17,000 km².
Conservation
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