Cajamarca antpitta
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Grallariidae |
Genus: | Grallaria |
Species complex: | Grallaria rufula complex |
Species: | G. cajamarcae
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Binomial name | |
Grallaria cajamarcae (Chapman, 1927)
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The Cajamarca antpitta (Grallaria cajamarcae) is a species of bird in the family Grallariidae. It is endemic to Peru. It is a member of the rufous antpitta species complex and was formally elevated from subspecies to species in 2020.[1]
Taxonomy
[edit]The Cajamarca antpitta was described as a subspecies by Chapman in 1927, but a 2020 study found that its vocal characteristics, distinct plumage and mitochondrial genetic differences warrant its elevation to species.[1]
The Cajamarca antpitta is named after Cajamarca, the department that contains the majority of the species' range. Its specific name, cajamarcae, is also named for the region.
Distribution and habitat
[edit]The Cajamarca antpitta is endemic to the north-western Peruvian Andes, and west of the Marañón River.[2] It is only found in three departments: Cajamarca, Piura and Lambayeque. It is found at elevations of 2850–3400 m.[1] It inhabits humid montane forests and forest edges; it prefers the understory and forest floor.[3] It is most commonly seen near the city of Cajamarca, the capital of the Cajamarca region and can also be found in the Pagaibamba Protection Forest.[2]
The Marañón and Huancabamba rivers separate the Cajamarca antpitta from the closely related Equatorial antpitta.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Isler, Morton L.; Chesser, R. Terry; Robbins, Mark B.; Cuervo, Andrés M.; Cadena, Carlos Daniel & Hosner, Peter A. (21 July 2020). "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
- ^ a b "A birder's guide to the new-look Rufous Antpitta complex". BirdGuides. 28 July 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
- ^ Prostak, Sergio (13 October 2020). "Six New Bird Species Discovered in South America | Biology | Sci-News.com". Breaking Science News | Sci-News.com. Archived from the original on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- ^ Chesser, R. Terry; Isler, Morton L.; Cuervo, Andrés M.; Cadena, C. Daniel; Galen, Spencer C.; Bergner, Laura M.; Fleischer, Robert C.; Bravo, Gustavo A.; Lane, Daniel F. & Hosner, Peter A. (24 July 2020). "Conservative plumage masks extraordinary phylogenetic diversity in the Grallaria rufula (Rufous Antpitta) complex of the humid Andes". The Auk. 137 (3): ukaa009. doi:10.1093/auk/ukaa009. ISSN 0004-8038. S2CID 221564848.