Equatorial antpitta

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Equatorial antpitta
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Grallariidae
Genus: Grallaria
Species:
G. saturata
Binomial name
Grallaria saturata
Domaniewski & Stolzmann, 1918
Grallaria saturata map.svg
Synonyms

Grallaria rufula saturataDomaniewski & Stolzmann, 1918

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The Equatorial antpitta (Grallaria saturata) is a species of bird in the family, Grallariidae. It is a member of the rufous antpitta species complex and in 2020, was found to be a species and not just a subspecies. It is found is southern Colombia, Ecuador, and northern Peru. [1]

Taxonomy

The Equatorial antpitta was described as a subspecies of rufous antpitta in 1918, but was later considered to be conspecific with the rufous antpitta. However, in 2020 a study resurrected the synonymized subspecies and promoted it to species rank using genetic evidence and analysis of vocalizations. [1] [2]

The Equatorial antpitta is named for its distribution around the Equator. [1]

Distribution and habitat

The Equatorial antpitta is found in two disjunct regions of northwestern South America separated by Colombian massif. The northern population is found in the central Colombian Andes east of the Cauca river, and further east to Iguaque Massif. The southern population is found in the central Andes from Colombia, through Ecuador and into the Peruvian departments of Cajamarca and Piura. [3] [1] It inhabits humid montane forests and forest edges and prefers the understory or forest floor. [4] It is found in several protected areas including Podocarpus National Park and Tabaconas Nambelle National Sanctuary, both in Ecuador. [5]

The Equatorial antpitta is separated from the closely related Cajamarca antpitta by the Huancabamba and Marañón rivers, and from the Chamí antpitta by the Cauca River Valley. The population in the Iguaque Massif Andes spur are separated from the Muisca antpitta by the Magdalena River Valley. [3]

The Equatorial antpitta is the most widely distributed of the 12 members of the rufous antpitta complex. [5]

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sierra Nevada antpitta</span> Species of bird

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Panao antpitta</span> Species of bird

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Urubamba antpitta</span> Species of bird

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The Muisca antpitta is a bird in the family Grallariidae. The species was first described by Frédéric de Lafresnaye in 1843. It was formerly considered to be the rufous antpitta, which in 2020 was found to be a species complex composed of 13 species, including the bicolored antpitta. It is endemic to the eastern Andes in northern Colombia and western Venezuela.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Oxapampa antpitta</span> Species of bird

The Oxapampa antpitta is a species of bird in the family Grallariidae. It is endemic to Peru. The Oxapampa antpitta was formerly believed to be a population of the chestnut antpitta, but in 2020 was described as its own species by Peter A. Hosner, Mark B. Robbins, Morton L. Isler and R. Terry Chesser.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ayacucho antpitta</span> Species of bird

The Ayacucho antpitta is a species of bird in the family Grallaridae. It is endemic to the Peruvian department of Ayacucho. The Ayacucho antpitta was formerly believed to be a population of chestnut antpitta, but in 2020 it was described as a new species by Peter A. Hosner, Mark B. Robbins, Morton L. Isler and R. Terry Chesser.

References

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