The Chamí antpitta (''Grallaria alvarezi'') is a species of bird in the family Grallariidae. It is endemic to

Colombia Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Car ...

. It is a member of the rufous antpitta species complex and was first described by Andrés M. Cuervo, Carlos Daniel Cadena, Morton L. Isler and R. Terry Chesser in 2020.

Taxonomy

The Chamí antpitta was found to be a unique species in the rufous antpitta complex differentiated by

plumage Plumage ( "feather") is a layer of feathers that covers a bird and the pattern, colour, and arrangement of those feathers. The pattern and colours of plumage differ between species and subspecies and may vary with age classes. Within species, ...

color, vocalizations and genetic differences. The common name Chamí is named for the Embera Chamí indigenous community who inhabit the western slopes of Colombian Andes. '' Nymphargus chami'', an endemic Colombian frog, is also named for the Chamí. The

specific name Specific name may refer to: * in Database management systems, a system-assigned name that is unique within a particular database In taxonomy, either of these two meanings, each with its own set of rules: * Specific name (botany), the two-part (bino ...

''alvarezi'' is named in honor of the Colombian ornithologist Mauricio Álvarez Rebolledo.

Distribution and habitat

The Chamí antpitta is endemic to the western Colombian Andes from Antioquia in the north to Cauca in the south and west of the

Cauca river The Cauca River () is a river in Colombia that lies between the Occidental and Central cordilleras. From its headwaters in southwestern Colombia near the city of Popayán, it joins the Magdalena River near Magangue in Bolivar Department, and th ...

. They are found at elevations of 2,350-3,650 m. They inhabit humid montane forests and forest edges. The Cauca river separates the Chamí antpitta from the closely related Equatorial antpitta.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q98108597 Grallaria Birds of the Colombian Andes Endemic birds of Colombia Birds described in 2020