Grallaria Explained

Grallaria is a large genus of Neotropical birds in the antpitta family Grallariidae.

The genus was introduced by the French ornithologist Louis Pierre Vieillot in 1816 with the variegated antpitta (Grallaria varia) as the type species.[1] [2] The genus name is from Neo-Latin grallarius meaning "stilt-walker".[3]

Species

The genus contains the following 47 species[4] [5]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Vieillot, Louis Pierre . Louis Pierre Vieillot . 1816 . Analyse d'une Nouvelle Ornithologie Élémentaire . Deterville/self . Paris . 43 . French.
  2. Book: Peters . James Lee . James L. Peters . 1951 . Check-list of Birds of the World . 7 . Museum of Comparative Zoology . Cambridge, Massachusetts . 262 .
  3. Book: Jobling, James A. . 2010. The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names . Christopher Helm . London . 978-1-4081-2501-4 . 177 .
  4. Web site: Gill . Frank . Frank Gill (ornithologist) . Donsker . David . Rasmussen . Pamela . Pamela Rasmussen . July 2023 . Antthrushes, antpittas, gnateaters, tapaculos, crescentchests. IOC World Bird List Version 13.2 . International Ornithologists' Union . 6 August 2023 .
  5. Isler. Morton L.. Chesser. R. Terry. Robbins. Mark B.. Cuervo. Andrés M.. Cadena. Carlos Daniel. Hosner. Peter A.. 2020-07-21. Taxonomic evaluation of the Grallaria rufula (Rufous Antpitta) complex (Aves: Passeriformes: Grallariidae) distinguishes sixteen species. Zootaxa. en. 4817. 1. zootaxa.4817.1.1. 10.11646/zootaxa.4817.1.1. 33055681 . 222829674 . 1175-5334.