Urubamba Antpitta
Grallaria occabambae
Plump, mostly terrestrial bird with long legs and a short tail found at high elevations in the eastern Andes of southern Peru. Plumage is mostly chestnut brown but is slightly paler on the belly. Similar to Leymebamba Antpitta, but larger, longer legged, and lacks gray in the plumage. The white eyering helps to separate it from Ayacucho Antpitta. Voice is also very helpful for ID; depending on location, it gives either three quick whistles with a pause after the first, or just two whistles. Also sometimes sings a longer, decelerating series of around ten notes. Usually stays well-hidden on or near the forest floor. Formerly considered a subspecies of what used to be called Rufous Antpitta.
分类信息
The Urubamba antpitta was first described as a subspecies of rufous antpitta in 1923, but a 2020 study found that differences in plumage and vocalizations warrant elevation to species. <p>There are two subspecies of Urubamba antpitta: G. o. occabambae and G. o. marcapatensis. They are distinguishable by minor plumage differences and differences in song.<p>The common name was given by Charles B. Cory and Carl Edward Hellmayr in 1924 and is named for the type locality of the species: Urubamba, Peru. The subspecies' specific name, marcapatensis, comes from for the Marcapata district where the type specimen was found.
- 学名
- Grallaria occabambae
- 命名信息
- (Chapman, 1923)
- 目
- Passeriformes
- 科
- Grallariidae
- 属
- Grallaria
分布与栖息地
The Urubamba antpitta is endemic to the Peruvian departments of Junín and Cusco. Subspecies G. o. occabambae is found west of the Yanatili river valley, and subspecies G. o. marcapatensis is found to the Yanatili's east. It inhabits humid montane forest and prefers the understory or forest floor. It is found at elevations of 2,450–3,650 m.<p>The Urubamba antpitta is separated from the closely related Ayacucho antpitta by the Apurímac river.
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