Watkins's antpitta

Watkins's antpitta (Grallaria watkinsi) or scrub antpitta, is a species of bird in the family Grallariidae. It is found in Ecuador and Peru.

Watkins's antpitta[1]

Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[2]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Grallariidae
Genus: Grallaria
Species:
G. watkinsi
Binomial name
Grallaria watkinsi
Chapman, 1919

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forest.

The common name and Latin binomial commemorate the English collector Henry George Watkins, who collected in Peru.[3]

References
  1. Gill, F., Wright, M. & Donsker, D. (2009). IOC World Bird Names (version 2.2). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/ Accessed 30 August 2009
  2. BirdLife International (2013). "Grallaria watkinsi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  3. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael (2003). Whose Bird? Men and Women Commemorated in the Common Names of Birds. London: Christopher Helm. p. 360.


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