Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | xanca gegant |
| Dutch | Reuzenmierpitta |
| English | Giant Antpitta |
| English (United States) | Giant Antpitta |
| French | Grallaire géante |
| French (France) | Grallaire géante |
| German | Riesenameisenpitta |
| Japanese | オニジアリドリ |
| Norwegian | kjempemaurpitta |
| Polish | kusaczka wielka |
| Russian | Гигантская питтовая муравьеловка |
| Serbian | Džinovska mravlja pita |
| Slovak | húštinár obrí |
| Spanish | Tororoí Gigante |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Gralaria (Tororoi) Gigante |
| Spanish (Spain) | Tororoí gigante |
| Swedish | jättemyrpitta |
| Turkish | Koca Yerçavuşu |
| Ukrainian | Мурашниця еквадорська |
Giant Antpitta Grallaria gigantea
Version: 1.0 — Published July 10, 2015
Sounds and Vocal Behavior
Vocalizations
The following description of the song of hylodroma is based on Krabbe and Schulenberg (2003). The song has a duration of 4 to 6 (rarely, 7) seconds, and is repeated at intervals of 5 to 15 seconds. It consists of a rolling series of notes delivered at 0.6–0.9 kHz, evenly paced, with 16–18 notes per second. The song gradually increases in volume and pitch (up to around 0.1 kHz). Frequently the song ends with a sudden rise in pitch at very end. Overall, the song is extremely similar to that of Undulated Antpitta (G. squamigera), but is slightly faster in pace.
For a representative audio recording with sonogram, see audio
The song of nominate gigantea is usually longer than that of hylodroma (around 8 s) and is slightly faster (19–20 notes/s).
Additional audio recordings of vocalizations of Giant Antpitta can be heard at Macaulay Library, at xeno-canto, and at Internet Bird Collection.
Nonvocal Sounds
None documented.
