Rufous antpitta
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Grallaria rufula

The rufous antpitta (Grallaria rufula ) was a species of bird in the family Grallaridae that, in 2020, was found to be a species complex made up of 13 visually similar, but distinct species.

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The members of the complex are:

  • Perijá antpitta, Grallaria saltuensis
  • Sierra Nevada antpittaGrallaria spatiator
  • Muisca antpitta, Grallaria rufula sensu stricto
  • Bicolored antpitta, Grallaria rufocinerea
  • Chamí antpittaGrallaria alvarezi
  • Equatorial antpittaGrallaria saturata
  • Cajamarca antpittaGrallaria cajamarcae
  • Chachapoyas antpittaGrallaria gravesi
  • Panao antpittaGrallaria oneilli
  • Junín antpittaGrallaria obscura
  • Urubamba antpittaGrallaria occabambae
  • Puno antpittaGrallaria sinaensis
  • Bolivian antpittaGrallaria cochabambae

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References

1. Rufous antpitta Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rufous_antpitta
2. Rufous antpitta on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/103660383/118546700
3. Xeno-canto bird call - https://xeno-canto.org/696404

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