Chachapoyas antpitta | |
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Scientific classification | |
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, ML, Chesser, Robbins & Hosner, 2020
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The Chachapoyas 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]
The Chachapoyas antpitta was described as a species on the basis of differences in plumage, vocalizations and genetics. It forms a sister group with Panao antpitta and the Junín antpitta.[1] The Chachapoyas antpitta was formerly believed to be part of G. rufula obscura (now the Junín antpitta, G. obscura).[2]
The specific name, gravesi, are named for Dr. Gary R. Graves, an ornithologist whose work contributed to the discovery of the Chachapoya antpitta.[1]
The Chachapoyas 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 Panao antpitta by the Huallaga River.[4]