Rufous antpitta

Species of bird

Rufous antpitta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Grallariidae
Genus: Grallaria
Species complex: Grallaria rufula complex
Species

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The rufous antpitta (Grallaria rufula complex) was a species of bird in the family Grallariidae that, in 2020, was found to be a species complex made up of 13 visually similar, but distinct species.[1]

The members of the complex are:

  • Perijá antpitta, Grallaria saltuensis
  • Sierra Nevada antpitta Grallaria spatiator
  • Muisca antpitta, Grallaria rufula sensu stricto
  • Bicolored antpitta, Grallaria rufocinerea
  • Chamí antpitta Grallaria alvarezi
  • Equatorial antpitta Grallaria saturata
  • Cajamarca antpitta Grallaria cajamarcae
  • Chachapoyas antpitta Grallaria gravesi
  • Panao antpitta Grallaria oneilli
  • Junín antpitta Grallaria obscura
  • Urubamba antpitta Grallaria occabambae
  • Puno antpitta Grallaria sinaensis
  • Bolivian antpitta Grallaria cochabambae

References

  1. ^ Isler, Morton L.; Chesser, R. Terry; Robbins, Mark B.; Cuervo, Andrés M.; Cadena, Carlos Daniel; Hosner, Peter A. (21 July 2020). "Taxonomic evaluation of the Grallaria rufula (Rufous Antpitta) complex (Aves: Passeriformes: Grallariidae) distinguishes sixteen species". Zootaxa. 4817 (1): zootaxa.4817.1.1. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4817.1.1. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 33055681.
  • Sounds of many Grallaria rufula taxa on www.xeno-canto.org.
Taxon identifiers
Grallaria rufula
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