Grallariidae is a family of smallish passerine birds of subtropical and tropical Central and South America known as antpittas. They are between 10 and 20 cm (4–8 in) in length, and are related to the antbirds, Thamnophilidae, and gnateaters, Conopophagidae. They were also formerly placed in the Formicariidae, but studies by Rice (2005) indicated a distinct family was supported. Both the North American and South American committees of the AOU recognized the family soon after. This family contains probably some 50 species in 1 large and four fairly small genera.
The jocotoco antpitta is an endangered antpitta, a bird from Ecuador and Peru. It was discovered in 1997, and scientifically described in 1999.
The Táchira antpitta is a cryptic bird species. It is placed in the family Grallariidae. Until 2016 this species had not been sighted since 1956, and was thought possibly extinct. However, in June 2016, scientists rediscovered the Táchira antpitta in Venezuela's El Tamá National Park.
The chestnut antpitta is a species of bird in the family Grallariidae. It is endemic to Peru. In 2020, two new species previously believed to be populations of chestnut pitta were described: the Oxapampa antpitta and the Ayacucho antpitta; this has left the chestnut antpitta with a much reduced range.
The rufous-faced antpitta is a species of bird in the family Grallariidae. It is endemic to Bolivia.
The yellow-breasted antpitta is a species of bird in the family Grallariidae.
The giant antpitta is a perching bird species in the antpitta family (Grallariidae).
Watkins's antpitta or the scrub antpitta, is a species of bird in the family Grallariidae. It is found in Ecuador and Peru.
The hooded antpitta is a species of bird in the family Grallariidae. It is found in Colombia and Venezuela.
The rusty-breasted antpitta is a species of bird in the family Grallariidae. It is found in the Andes of Colombia and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forest and heavily degraded former forest.
The ochre-breasted antpitta is a species of bird placed in the family Grallariidae.
The scallop-breasted antpitta is a species of bird in the family Grallariidae. It is endemic to the Venezuelan Coastal Range.
The slaty-crowned antpitta is a species of bird placed in the family Grallariidae.
The ochre-fronted antpitta is a species of bird in the family Grallariidae. It is endemic to Peru.
The Peruvian antpitta is a species of bird in the family Grallariidae. It is found in Ecuador and northern Peru.
The tepui antpitta or brown-breasted antpitta is a species of bird in the family Grallariidae.
The Sucre antpitta is a species of bird placed in the family Grallariidae.
The Tamá Massif is a group of mountains on the border between Colombia and Venezuela to the south of Lake Maracaibo. It contains evergreen rainforest and cloud forest at the lower levels, and páramos at the highest levels.
The Perijá antpitta is a species of bird in the antpitta family. It is endemic to the Serranía del Perijá on the border of Colombia and Venezuela. In 2016, it was elevated from subspecies of rufous antpitta to full species on the basis of its different vocalizations from the other members of the species complex.
The Muisca antpitta is a bird in the family Grallariidae. The species was first described by Frédéric de Lafresnaye in 1843. It was formerly considered to be the rufous antpitta, which in 2020 was found to be a species complex composed of 13 species, including the bicolored antpitta. It is endemic to the eastern Andes in northern Colombia and western Venezuela.
