Western Tawny Antpitta Grallaria quitensis

Colombian name: Tororoi Leonado
Tawny Antpitta, Nevado de Ruiz, Caldas, Colombia, April 2012 - click for larger image Colombia and Ecuador

The Tawny Antpitta is distributed in the Eastern Andes of Colombia and the Central Andes from central Colombia through Ecuador to northern Peru. See the distribution map at xeno-canto. It is found in elfin forest and páramo between 2,200 and 4,500 metres.

The song is a series of 3 notes with a slight pause after the first which is usually the highest pitched.

Tawny Antpitta, Papallacta Pass, Napo, Ecuador, November 2019 - click for larger image
Tawny Antpitta, Antisana reserve, Napo, Ecuador, November 2019 - click for larger image
Tawny Antpitta, Antisana reserve, Napo, Ecuador, November 2019 - click for larger image
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