Chestnut antpitta
| Chestnut antpitta | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Grallariidae |
| Genus: | Grallaria |
| Species: | G. blakei
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| Binomial name | |
| Grallaria blakei Graves, 1987
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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]
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Conservation[edit]
The chestnut antpitta is currently assessed to be of least concern by the IUCN Red List due to its disjunct distribution and the threat of deforestation.[1] 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[edit]
- ^ a b BirdLife International (2022). "Grallaria blakei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T22703327A216684003. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
- ^ a b 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): zootaxa.4817.1.1. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4817.1.1. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 33055681.
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