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Great Antpitta Grallaria excelsa



Family: Grallariidae (Antpittas)

Authority: Berlepsch, 1893

Red List Category

Criteria: C2a(i); D1

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Justification of Red List category
There are very few recent records of this species from only a limited number of sites, indicating that the population may be small and disjunct. It is feared that habitat loss is driving a slow population decline, and the species consequently qualifies as Near Threatened.



Population size: 1000-2499 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 26,000 km2

Country endemic: yes

Attributes
Land-mass type - continent
Realm - Neotropical
IUCN System - Terrestrial

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Great Antpitta Grallaria excelsa. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/great-antpitta-grallaria-excelsa on 22/11/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 22/11/2024.