Grallariidae
Antpittas
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close boxRelationships after Rice (2005a, b). The results of these studies indicate that Pittasoma, traditionally included in this group, is more closely related to Conopophaga than to other antpittas, and it has been moved to Conopophagidae.
References
Chesser, R. T. 2004. Molecular systematics of New World suboscine birds. Mol. Phylogen. Evol. 32:11-24.
Irestedt, M., J. Fjeldså, U. S. Johansson, and P. G. P. Ericson. 2002. Systematic relationships and biogeography of the tracheophone suboscines (Aves: Passeriformes). Mol. Phylogen. Evol. 23:499-512.
Krabbe, N. and T. S . Schulenberg. 2003. Family Formicariidae (Ground-Antbirds). Pages 682–731 in Handbook of the Birds of the World. Vol. 8: Broadbills to Tapaculos. J. del Hoyo, A. Elliot, and D. Christie, eds. BirdLife International and Lynx Editions, Cambridge, UK and Barcelona.
Lowery, G.H. and J. P. O’Neill. 1969. A new species of antpitta from Peru and a revision of the subfamily Grallarinae. Auk 86:1–12.
Rice, N. H. 2005a. Phylogenetic relationships of antpitta genera (Passeriformes: Formicariidae). Auk 122(2):673-683.
Rice, N. H. 2005b. Further Evidence for Paraphyly of the Formicariidae (Passeriformes). Condor 107(4):910-915.
Title Illustrations
| Scientific Name | Hylopezus ochroleucus |
|---|---|
| Location | Araripe National Forest, Ceará state, Brazil |
| Comments | This species lives in dry forest in northeastern Brazil. |
| Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
| Copyright | © Nick Athanas |
| Scientific Name | Grallaria hypoleuca |
|---|---|
| Location | Cabanas San Isidro, eastern foothills, Ecuador |
| Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
| Source | White-bellied Antpitta |
| Source Collection | Flickr |
| Copyright |
© 2007 Jim Scarff
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| Scientific Name | Grallaria ruficapilla |
|---|---|
| Location | Cabanas San Isidro, eastern foothills, Ecuador |
| Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
| Source | Chesnut-crowned Antpitta |
| Source Collection | Flickr |
| Copyright |
© 2007 Jim Scarff
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