Bicolored antpitta

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Bicolored antpitta[1]
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Bicolored Antpitta (Grallaria rufocinerea) on March 21, 2018 in Colombia.
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Grallariidae
Genus: Grallaria
Species:
G. rufocinerea
Binomial name
Grallaria rufocinerea
Sclater & Salvin, 1879
Grallaria rufocinerea map.svg

The bicolored antpitta (Grallaria rufocinerea) 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.[3] It is found in Colombia and Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References[]

  1. ^ Gill, F., Wright, M. & Donsker, D. (2009). IOC World Bird Names (version 2.2). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/ Accessed 30 August 2009
  2. ^ BirdLife International (2017). "Grallaria rufocinerea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22703292A110971872. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T22703292A110971872.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  3. ^ "A birder's guide to the new-look Rufous Antpitta complex". BirdGuides. 2020-07-28. Retrieved 2020-11-14.

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