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.
Bicolored antpitta[1] | |
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in Caldas, Colombia | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Grallariidae |
Genus: | Grallaria |
Species complex: | Grallaria rufula complex |
Species: | G. rufocinerea
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Binomial name | |
Grallaria rufocinerea Sclater, PL & Salvin, 1879
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References
edit- ^ Gill, F., Wright, M. & Donsker, D. (2009). IOC World Bird Names (version 2.2). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/ Accessed 30 August 2009
- ^ BirdLife International (2022). "Grallaria rufocinerea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T22703292A216660113. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
- ^ "A birder's guide to the new-look Rufous Antpitta complex". BirdGuides. 28 July 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
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