Tepui Antpitta
Myrmothera simplex(Salvin, O; Godman, FD, 1884)
English (US) Tepui Antpitta
The Tepui Antpitta (Myrmothera simplex) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Grallariidae (Antpittas) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Myrmothera simplex
- Family
- Grallariidae (Antpittas)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Tepui Antpitta
- Described by
- (Salvin, O; Godman, FD, 1884)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Myrmothera simplex pacaraimae
- Myrmothera simplex simplex
- Myrmothera simplex guaiquinimae
- Myrmothera simplex duidae
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Grallaria simplex
- Described by
- (Salvin, O; Godman, FD, 1884)
- Type locality
- Mt. Roraima, 5000 feet, 'British Guiana,' i.e. Venezuela.
- Original description
- Ibis ser.5, vol.2, no.8 p.451
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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