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Tachira Antpitta

Grallaria chthonia Wetmore, A; Phelps, WH Jr 1956

The Táchira antpitta is a cryptic bird species. It is placed in the family Grallariidae. Until 2016 this species had not been sighted since 1956, and was thought possibly extinct. However, in June 2016, scientists rediscovered the Táchira antpitta in Venezuela's El Tamá National Park. Source: Wikipedia

Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Grallariidae
Genus:
   Grallaria
Scientific:
  Grallaria chthonia


Original description

Citation:
  Wetmore, A; Phelps, WH Jr 1956

Reference:
   Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 69 p.6

Protonym:
  Grallaria chthonia

Type locality:
  Río Chiquito, Hacienda la Providencia, Táchira, Venezuela.

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34549710


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  1585B1C097FCBDEF

Avibase ID:
  avibase-1585B1C0

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/1585B1C0


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 560283


CRITICALLY ENDANGERED

Geographic range:

  • Grallaria chthonia: Andes of western Venezuela (southwestern Táchira)
English:
Tachira Antpitta
Catalan:
xanca de Táchira
Czech:
pitule tachirská
Danish:
Táchiramyrepitta
German:
Táchiraameisenpitta
Spanish:
Tororoí de Táchira
Spanish (Spain):
Tororoí de Táchira
Finnish:
sammalluura
French:
Grallaire du Tachira
Croatian:
tačirski mravar
Italian:
Pitta formichiera del Tachira
Japanese (romaji):
benezuerajiaridori
Japanese:
ベネズエラジアリドリ
Lithuanian:
Tačyrinė pitinė skruzdlesė
Dutch:
Táchiramierpitta
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Tachiramaurpitta
Norwegian:
Tachiramaurpitta
Polish:
kusaczka łuskowana
Portuguese:
torom-de-táchira
Portuguese (Portugal):
pita-formigueira-de-táchira
Russian:
Тачирская питтовая муравьеловка
Slovak:
húštinár plavý
Serbian:
Mravlja pita iz Tačire
Swedish:
táchiramyrpitta
Ukrainian:
Мурашниця венесуельська
Chinese:
委内瑞拉蚁鸫
Chinese (Traditional):
委內瑞拉蟻八色鳥


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
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Birdlife checklist version 00:
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Birdlife checklist version 01:
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Birdlife checklist version 02:
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Birdlife checklist version 03:
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Birdlife checklist version 04:
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
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Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
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Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
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Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
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Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
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Clements 1st edition:
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Clements 5th edition (as published):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
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eBird version 1.50:
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eBird version 2024:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
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Morony, Bock and Farrand:
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Sibley and Monroe (1993):
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Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
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Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
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South American Classification Committee (24/10/2003):
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South American Classification Committee (14/09/2005):
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South American Classification Committee (16/07/2006):
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South American Classification Committee (26/09/2007):
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South American Classification Committee (01/05/2008):
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South American Classification Committee (30/09/2009):
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South American Classification Committee (19/08/2010):
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South American Classification Committee (8/08/2011):
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South American Classification Committee (8/02/2012):
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South American Classification Committee (4/09/2012):
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South American Classification Committee (17/03/2013):
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South American Classification Committee (9/02/2014):
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South American Classification Committee (16/02/2015):
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South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016):
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South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017):
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South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018):
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South American Classification Committee (6/06/2019):
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South American Classification Committee (20/02/2020):
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South American Classification Committee (8/06/2020):
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South American Classification Committee (24/08/2021):
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South American Classification Committee (24/07/2022):
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South American Classification Committee (28/09/2023):
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South American Classification Committee (27/07/2024):
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Grallaria chthonia
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Grallaria chthonia

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Species status: full species

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Catalan: xanca de Táchira
Czech: Mravencík tachirský, pitule tachirská
Danish: Táchiramyrepitta
German: Tachira Ameisenpitta, Tachiraameisenpitta, Táchiraameisenpitta
English: T chira Antpitta, Tachira Antpitta, Táchira Antpitta
English, HBW: Tachira Antpitta
English (IOC): Tachira Antpitta
English (United States): Tachira Antpitta
Esperanto: Grunda gralario
Spanish: Chululú Tachirense, Hormiguero tororoi tachirense, Tororoí de Táchira
Spanish (Spain): Tororoí de Táchira
Spanish (HBW): Tachira Antpitta
Spanish (Venezuela): Hormiguero tororoi tachirense
Finnish: Sammalluura
French: Grallaire à flancs barrés, Grallaire du Tachira
Croatian: tačirski mravar
Italian: Pitta formichiera del Tachira, Pitta formichiera di Tachira
Japanese (romaji): benezuerajiaridori
Japanese: ベネズエラジアリドリ
Scientific: Grallaria chthonia
Lithuanian: Tačyrinė pitinė skruzdlesė
Dutch: Tachira-mierpitta, Táchiramierpitta
Norwegian Nynorsk: Tachiramaurpitta
Norwegian: Tachiramaurpitta
Polish: kusaczka luskowana, kusaczka łuskowana
Portuguese: torom-de-táchira
Portuguese (Portugal): pita-formigueira-de-táchira
Russian: Тачирская граллярия, Тачирская питтовая муравьеловка
Slovak: húštinár plavý
Serbian: Mravlja pita iz Tačire
Swedish: Tachiramyrpitta, táchiramyrpitta
Turkish: Taçira yerçavuşu
Ukrainian: Мурашниця венесуельська
Chinese: 委内瑞拉蚁鸫
Chinese (Traditional): 委內瑞拉蟻八色鳥

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