Grallaria_blakei

Chestnut antpitta

Chestnut antpitta

Species of bird

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]

Quick Facts Conservation status, Scientific classification ...

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 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

  1. [1]
    BirdLife International (2022). "Grallaria blakei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T22703327A216684003. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  2. [2]
    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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