|
Jocotoco Antpitta
The jocotoco antpitta (''Grallaria ridgelyi'') is an endangered antpitta, a bird from Ecuador and Peru. It was discovered in 1997, and scientifically described in 1999. Description The jocotoco antpitta is a large (150–200 g) antpitta with a striking head pattern showing tufts of white plumes beneath the eyes. It has a song similar to the hooting of the rufous-banded owl. Taxonomy Its closest relatives appear to be the chestnut-naped antpitta and the pale-billed antpitta, with which it forms a group of antpittas with uniform breast plumage and smoky-grey flanks. This bird's specific name honors the ornithologist Robert S. Ridgely, who took part in the initial discovery of this species. The common name refers to the local name of the bird, ''jocotoco'', which is onomatopoetic after its hooting calls and song. Distribution and habitat The antpitta is known only from a very small number of locations in southeastern Ecuador and adjacent Peru, and appears to be decl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niels Krabbe
Niels Kaare Krabbe (born 1 July 1951) is an ornithologist and bird conservationist for many years based at the Vertebrate Department of the Zoological Museum, University of Copenhagen and tutored by Jon Fjeldså. His research interests include various aspects of ornithology, especially bioacoustics, conservation, and systematics and altitudinal replacements of ''Scytalopus'' tapaculos. He has worked extensively in the Andes, especially Ecuador, and wrote the passerine section of ''Birds of the High Andes'' (1990) and the accounts of most Andean species in ''Threatened Birds of the Americas'' (1992). He has helped build up a large tissue collection in the Zoological Museum and has authored or coauthored several bioacoustic publications and peer-reviewed papers in scientific journals. Since 1998 he has worked with Fundación de Conservación Jocotoco on conservation of Ecuadorian birds, paying special attention to the pale-headed brush-finch (''Atlapetes pallidiceps''), for which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
