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Rufous Antpitta
The rufous antpitta (''Grallaria rufula'') was a species of bird in the family Antpitta, Grallariidae that, in 2020, was found to be a species complex made up of 13 visually similar, but distinct species. The members of the complex are: * Perijá antpitta, ''Grallaria saltuensis'' * Sierra Nevada antpitta ''Grallaria spatiator'' * Muisca antpitta, ''Grallaria rufula sensu stricto'' * Bicolored antpitta, ''Grallaria rufocinerea'' * Chamí antpitta ''Grallaria alvarezi'' * Equatorial antpitta ''Grallaria saturata'' * Cajamarca antpitta ''Grallaria cajamarcae'' * Chachapoyas antpitta ''Grallaria gravesi'' * Panao antpitta ''Grallaria oneilli'' * Junín antpitta ''Grallaria obscura'' * Urubamba antpitta ''Grallaria occabambae'' * Puno antpitta ''Grallaria sinaensis'' * Bolivian antpitta ''Grallaria cochabambae'' References Sounds of many Grallaria rufula taxa on www.xeno-canto.org. Grallaria, rufous antpitta Birds of the Northern Andes Birds described in 1843, rufous antpit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frédéric De Lafresnaye
Baron Nöel Frédéric Armand André de Lafresnaye (24 July 1783 – 14 July 1861) was a French ornithologist and collector. Lafresnaye was born into an aristocratic family at Chateau de La Fresnaye in Falaise, Calvados, Falaise, Normandy. He took an early interest in natural history, particularly entomology. It was only after acquiring a collection of European birds that he turned his attention to ornithology. Lafresnaye described a number of new bird species, some with Alcide d'Orbigny. He accumulated a collection of over 8,000 bird skins at his home. After his death the collection was purchased by the American collector Henry Bryant (naturalist), Henry Bryant and donated to the Boston Society of Natural History, Boston Natural History Society. It was transferred to the Museum of Comparative Zoology in 1914. Lafresnaye's piculet, Lafresnaye's woodcreeper and Lafresnaye's vanga are avian species that bear his name. Selected works * ''Contributions à l'ornithologie'', 183 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
