Giant Antpitta (Grallaria gigantea)

Introduction The Giant Antpitta inhabits the Andean slopes in Ecuador and southernmost Colombia. It had only been found at a few sites where habi­ ta t destruction was known to be advanced, and the latest verified record of the species dated from 1958. All three subspecies, namely gigantea, lehmanni and hylodroma were there­ fore treated as globally threatened by Collar et al.1, who published all available informa­ tion on the species. Since then data on its song, habitat and diet have been obtained. The new records, all from Ecuador, are detailed below. N orth -w estern s lope of V o lc á n P ich incha (hylodroma): In early November 1991 Greenfield tape-re­ corded w hat he suspected to be G iant Antpittas at 1,730–1,750 m, 1 km south of Tandayapa (0°00'S 78°40'W) along the old road to Mindo. More tape-recordings were obtained there on 6 November 1991 and on 6 and 19–20 January 1994. Natural songs were heard at