Grallaricula
Genus of birds
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Taxonomy
The genus Grallaricula was introduced in 1858 by the English zoologist Philip Sclater. He listed several species in the new genus but did not specify the type species. In 1890 Sclater designated the type as Grallaria flavirostris Sclater, the ochre-breasted antpitta. The word Grallaricula is a diminutive of the genus name Grallaria that had been introduced in 1816 by Louis Pierre Vieillot for the antpittas. The word Grallaria is Modern Latin meaning "stilt-walker".
The genus contains the following ten species:
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