Sunday, March 24, 2013

>Grallaria alleni (Moustached Antpitta)

Moustached Antpitta


Moustached Antpitta
In Ecuador
Conservation status

Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Passeriformes
Family:Grallariidae (but see text)
Genus:Grallaria
Species:G. alleni
Binomial name
Grallaria alleni
Chapman, 1912
The Moustached Antpitta (Grallaria alleni) is a species of bird tentatively placed in the family Grallariidae; it might belong to a more distinct lineage though.
It is found in Colombia and Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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