Muisca antpitta
Muisca antpitta | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Grallariidae |
Genus: | |
Species: | G. rufula, G. rufula sensu stricto
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Binomial name | |
Grallaria rufula Lafresnaye, 1843
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The Muisca antpitta (Grallaria rufula sensu stricto) is a
Taxonomy
The Muisca antpitta inherited the scientific name (Grallaria rufula) after the rufous antpitta's
The newly revised Muisca antpitta has no subspecies and is thus monotypic.
The common name was chosen in 2020 for the Muisca civilization of the eastern Andes, which continues to this day in contemporary Colombian society. The specific name, rufula, comes from the Latin for 'red-headed' or rufous.
Distribution and habitat
The Muisca antpitta is found in a tiny portion of
It is separated from the closely related Perijá antpitta by the Serranía de Los Motilones mountain range, and it is separated from most of the Equatorial antpitta population by the Magdalena river valley.[3]
Conservation
The rufous antpitta was considered to be of least concern by the IUCN Red List, but since the taxonomic split a re-evaluation of the resulting species is necessary.[1][4] The Perijá antpitta is already rated endangered by the IUCN.[5]
References
- ^ S2CID 222829674.
- ^ Prostak, Sergio (October 13, 2020). "Six New Bird Species Discovered in South America". Sci-News.com. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
- ISSN 0004-8038.
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