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 VU    Brown-banded Antpitta* Id (Atlas):
    Grallaria milleri

Description (10)
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Family
Grallariidae (Antpittas)

Size
17 - 18 cm

First Described (Guide)
Chapman, 1912

Habitat
Early secondary growth vegetation with a high density of herbs and shrubs, the understorey of old alder and secondary forest. From 1,800 - 3,140 m.

Range (Guide)
Colombia (B).

Western slope of central Andes of Colombia (in Caldas, Risaralda and Quindí­o) and eastern slope in Tolima.
 
Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is 250 - 999 (2010) and decreasing.

Status VU
Habitat destruction and fragmentation through conversion to agricultural, primarily coffee plantations, potatoes, beans and cattle-grazing, is the main threat.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Territorial and alarm call is a loud, whistled 'wooee' rising slightly. Also an infrequently-heard soft whistle 'puuh, pü-pü', with third note higher.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (51)...)

 
Brown-banded Antpitta (Grallaria milleri) [XC374440]
     by Vivian Mar\u00edn Camacho from Reserva Rio Blanco, Aguas de Manizales, Manizales, Colombia (call)

 
Brown-banded Antpitta (Grallaria milleri) [XC51291]
     by Oswaldo Cortes from Hacienda Las Cruces, area La Ceja-Toche, Mpio Ibague, Tolima, Colombia (song)

Subspecies
The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

  • gilesi ! Salaman, Donegan & Prys-Jones, 2009   -  Northern Central Andes of Colombia (Antioquia); known from a single 19th century specimen, probably extinct.
  • milleri Chapman, 1912   -  Central Colombia.


Similar Species
Western Tawny Antpitta (Grallaria quitensis) which is ochraceous-buff below, with paler mottling and no breast-band.


References
See References.


Files:
JPG files for Brown-banded Antpitta (Grallaria milleri) - 10 files


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