Oxapampa antpitta

The Oxapampa antpitta (Grallaria centralis) is a species of bird in the family Grallariidae. It is endemic to Peru. The Oxapampa antpitta was formerly believed to be a population of the chestnut antpitta, but in 2020 was described as its own species by Peter A. Hosner, Mark B. Robbins, Morton L. Isler and R. Terry Chesser.[1]

Oxapampa antpitta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Grallariidae
Genus: Grallaria
Species:
G. centralis
Binomial name
Grallaria centralis
Hosner, Robbins, Isler & Chesser, 2020

Taxonomy

The Oxapampa antpitta was described as a new species based on differences in plumage color, vocalizations and mitochondrial genetic evidence. The birds in the Oxapampa antpitta's range were formerly ascribed to G. blakei.[1]

The common name reflects the Oxapampa province where specimens of the species were first collected. The specific name, centralis, reflects its range's proximity to the geographic center of Peru.[1]

Distribution and habitat

The Oxapampa antpitta is endemic to the eastern slope of the Peruvian Andes in the provinces of Huánaco, Pasco and Junín.[1] They inhabit humid montane forest and frequent the understory and forest floor.[2]

They are separated from the closely related Ayacucho antpitta by the Mantaro river.[3]

References
  1. Isler, Morton L.; Chesser, R. Terry; Robbins, Mark B.; Cuervo, Andrés M.; Cadena, Carlos Daniel & Hosner, Peter A. (July 21, 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.
  2. Prostak, Sergio (October 13, 2020). "Six New Bird Species Discovered in South America". Sci-News.com. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
  3. 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. (July 24, 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.
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