Chestnut antpitta
The chestnut antpitta (Grallaria blakei) is a species of bird in the family Grallariidae. It is endemic to Peru. In 2020, two new species previously believed to be populations of chestnut pitta were described: the Oxapampa antpitta and the Ayacucho antpitta; this has left the chestnut antpitta with a much reduced range.[2]
| Chestnut antpitta | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Grallariidae |
| Genus: | Grallaria |
| Species: | G. blakei |
| Binomial name | |
| Grallaria blakei Graves, 1987 | |
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Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Conservation
The chestnut antpitta is currently assessed to be Near Threatened by the IUCN Red List due to its disjunct distribution and the threat of deforestation.[3] However, the species was split into three different species in 2020, and so all three need to be reassessed in light of their more restricted ranges.[2]
References
- BirdLife International (2012). "Grallaria blakei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Isler, Morton L.; Chesser, R. Terry; Robbins, Mark B.; Cuervo, Andrés M.; Cadena, Carlos Daniel; Hosner, Peter A. (2020-07-21). "Taxonomic evaluation of the Grallaria rufula (Rufous Antpitta) complex (Aves: Passeriformes: Grallariidae) distinguishes sixteen species". Zootaxa. 4817 (1): 1–74. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4817.1.1. ISSN 1175-5334.
- BirdLife International. 2017. Grallaria blakei (amended version of 2016 assessment). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T22703327A110972822. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T22703327A110972822.en. Downloaded on 16 November 2020.
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