| Tepui antpitta | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Grallariidae |
| Genus: | Myrmothera |
| Species: | M. simplex |
| Binomial name | |
| Myrmothera simplex | |
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The tepui antpitta [2] or brown-breasted antpitta (Myrmothera simplex) is a species of bird in the family Grallariidae.
It occurs in Venezuela, western Guyana and far northern Roraima.
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.
The desert sparrow is a species of bird in the sparrow family Passeridae, found in the Sahara Desert of northern Africa. A similar bird, Zarudny's sparrow, is found in Central Asia and was historically recognised as a subspecies of the desert sparrow, but varies in a number of ways and is now recognised as a separate species by BirdLife International, the IOC World Bird List, and the Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive.
The jocotoco antpitta is an endangered antpitta, a bird from Ecuador and Peru. It was discovered in 1997, and scientifically described in 1999.
The Táchira antpitta is a cryptic bird species. It is placed in the family Grallariidae. Until 2016 this species had not been sighted since 1956, and was thought possibly extinct. However, in June 2016, scientists rediscovered the Táchira antpitta in Venezuela's El Tamá National Park.
The Santa Marta antpitta is a species of bird in the family Grallariidae. It is endemic to Colombia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.
The rufous-faced antpitta is a species of bird in the family Grallariidae. It is endemic to Bolivia.
The giant antpitta is a perching bird species in the antpitta family (Grallariidae).
The chestnut-crowned antpitta is a species of bird in the family Grallariidae. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forest and heavily degraded former forest, which it has a much greater tolerance for than most antpittas. Usually this bird lives at elevations of 1,900 to 3,100 meters (6,200–10,200 ft).
The bicolored antpitta 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. It is found in Colombia and Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.
The rufous antpitta was a species of bird in the family Grallaridae that, in 2020, was found to be a species complex made up of 13 visually similar, but distinct species.
The undulated antpitta is a bird in the family Grallariidae. The species was first described by Florent Prévost and Marc Athanase Parfait Œillet des Murs in 1842.
Watkins's antpitta or the scrub antpitta, is a species of bird in the family Grallariidae. It is found in Ecuador and Peru.
The rusty-breasted antpitta is a species of bird in the family Grallariidae. It is found in the Andes of Colombia and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forest and heavily degraded former forest.
The white-lored antpitta or fulvous-bellied antpitta is a species of bird in the family Grallariidae. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and heavily degraded former forest.
The streak-chested antpitta or spectacled antpitta is a species of bird in the family Grallariidae. It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest.
The thrush-like antpitta is a species of bird in the family Grallariidae.
Myrmothera is a genus of birds belonging to the family Grallariidae. Established by French ornithologist Louis Jean Pierre Vieillot in 1816, it contains two or three species, depending on the taxonomy followed. The International Ornithological Congress (IOC) recognises three species:
The Tapajos antpitta is a species of bird in the family Grallariidae.
The Perijá antpitta is a species of bird in the antpitta family. It is endemic to the Serranía del Perijá on the border of Colombia and Venezuela. In 2016, it was elevated from subspecies of rufous antpitta to full species on the basis of its different vocalizations from the other members of the species complex.
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.
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