Biology:Bicolored antpitta

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Short description: Species of bird

Bicolored antpitta[1]
Bicoloured antpitta (Grallaria rufocinerea rufocinerea) Caldas.jpg
in Caldas, Colombia
File:Grallaria rufocinerea - Bicolored Antpitta XC250898.mp3
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Grallariidae
Genus: Grallaria
Species:
G. rufocinerea
Binomial name
Grallaria rufocinerea
Sclater, PL & Salvin, 1879
Grallaria rufocinerea map.svg

The bicolored antpitta (Grallaria rufocinerea) is a species of bird in the family Grallariidae. In 2020, genetic evidence revealed that the bicolored pitta is a member of the rufous antpitta species complex.[3] It is found in Colombia and Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. Gill, F., Wright, M. & Donsker, D. (2009). IOC World Bird Names (version 2.2). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/ Accessed 30 August 2009
  2. BirdLife International (2022). "Grallaria rufocinerea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022: e.T22703292A216660113. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22703292/216660113. Retrieved 11 December 2022. 
  3. "A birder's guide to the new-look Rufous Antpitta complex" (in en). 2020-07-28. https://www.birdguides.com/articles/taxonomy/a-birders-guide-to-the-new-look-rufous-antpitta-complex/. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q905290 entry