Biology:Graves's antpitta
| Graves's antpitta | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Grallariidae |
| Genus: | Grallaria |
| Species: | G. gravesi
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| Binomial name | |
| Grallaria gravesi Isler, Chesser, Robbins & Hosner, 2020
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The Graves's antpitta (Grallaria gravesi) is a species of bird in the family Grallariidae. It is endemic to Peru. It is a member of the rufous antpitta species complex and was first described by Morton L. Isler, R. Terry Chesser, Mark B. Robbins and Peter A. Hosner in 2020.[1]
Taxonomy
The Graves's antpitta was described as a species on the basis of differences in plumage, vocalizations and genetics. It forms a sister group with O'Neill's antpitta and the Junín antpitta.[1] The Graves's antpitta was formerly believed to be part of G. rufula obscura (now the Junín antpitta, G. obscura).[2]
Both the common name and the specific name, gravesi, are named for Dr. Gary R. Graves, an ornithologist whose work contributed to the discovery of the Graves's antpitta.[1]
Distribution and habitat
The Graves's antpitta is endemic to the eastern slope of the Peruvian Andes in the departments of Amazonas, San Martín and Huánuco.[1] They inhabit humid montane forests and forest edges.[3]
They are separated from the closely related O'Neill's antpitta by the Huallaga River.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Isler, Morton L.; Chesser, R. Terry; Robbins, Mark B.; Cuervo, Andrés M.; Cadena, Carlos Daniel; Hosner, Peter A. (July 21, 2020). "Taxonomic evaluation of the Grallaria rufula (Rufous Antpitta) complex (Aves: Passeriformes: Grallariidae) distinguishes sixteen species". Zootaxa 4817 (1): 1–74. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4817.1.1. ISSN 1175-5334. https://www.biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.4817.1.1.
- ↑ "A birder's guide to the new-look Rufous Antpitta complex". July 28, 2020. https://www.birdguides.com/articles/taxonomy/a-birders-guide-to-the-new-look-rufous-antpitta-complex/.
- ↑ Prostak, Sergio (October 13, 2020). "Six New Bird Species Discovered in South America". http://www.sci-news.com/biology/six-new-antpitta-species-08945.html.
- ↑ Chesser, R. Terry; Isler, Morton L.; Cuervo, Andrés M.; Cadena, C. Daniel; Galen, Spencer C.; Bergner, Laura M.; Fleischer, Robert C.; Bravo, Gustavo A. et al. (July 24, 2020). "Conservative plumage masks extraordinary phylogenetic diversity in the Grallaria rufula (Rufous Antpitta) complex of the humid Andes". The Auk 137 (3). doi:10.1093/auk/ukaa009. ISSN 0004-8038. https://academic.oup.com/auk/article/137/3/ukaa009/5857559.
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