Jocotoco antpitta

Grallaria ridgelyi

The Jocotoco antpitta (Grallaria ridgelyi) is a bird found in Ecuador and Peru. Found in Ecuador and Peru. It eats insects and other small invertebrates. The IUCN Red List lists it as Endangered.

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Scientific name	Grallaria ridgelyi
Region	South America
Found in	Ecuador and Peru

🏡 Where the Jocotoco antpitta lives

Found in Ecuador and Peru.

🍽️ What it eats

🐛 Insects & bugs100%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

EndangeredVery few are left in the wild.

💡 It weighs about 180 grams. It mostly eats insects and other small creatures.

Hear the Jocotoco antpitta

Recorded by Jerome Fischer (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC858972. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Jocotoco antpitta

Where does the Jocotoco antpitta live?

The Jocotoco antpitta lives in Ecuador and Peru. Found in Ecuador and Peru.

What does the Jocotoco antpitta eat?

insects and other small invertebrates (about 100%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Jocotoco antpitta endangered?

Very few are left in the wild. Its IUCN Red List category is Endangered.

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Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.