Subantarctic rayadito

The Subantarctic rayadito (Aphrastura subantarctica) is a species of bird in the family Furnariidae that is endemic to the Diego Ramírez Islands, an archipelago located in the southernmost extreme of Chile.[1]

Subantarctic rayadito
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Furnariidae
Genus: Aphrastura
Species:
A. subantarctica
Binomial name
Aphrastura subantarctica
Rozzi et al. (2022)

Taxonomy

Subantarctic rayadito individuals were formerly identified as belonging to the species Aphrastura spinicauda (thorn-tailed rayadito). However, the newly identified A. subantarctica has a larger body mass and shorter tails. In 2022, A. subantarctica was split off as a separate species from A. spinicauda by Ricardo Rozzi et al. (2022), on the basis of genetic, morphological, and behavioral evidence.[2]

The name of the new passerine species Aphrastura subantarctica was made available in the publication “El Rayadito subantártico: disponibilidad del binomio Aphrastura subantarctica (Passeriformes, Furnariidae)”[3][lower-alpha 1] This nomenclatural act has been registered with ZooBank. The LSID for this publication is: urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:1EF6362A-A30E-4EA5-8421-950F211EE5D0.

Habitat

While Aphrastura spinicauda lives in forested habitats, A. subantarctica lives in the non-forested habitats of the Diego Ramírez Islands.[4]

Notes
  1. This nomenclatural act has been registered with ZooBank. The LSID for this publication is: urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:1EF6362A-A30E-4EA5-8421-950F211EE5D0

References
  1. "Scientists find new bird species at South America's edge". Reuters. 2022-08-26. Retrieved 2022-08-28.
  2. Rozzi, Ricardo; Quilodrán, Claudio S.; Botero-Delgadillo, Esteban; Napolitano, Constanza; Torres-Mura, Juan C.; Barroso, Omar; Crego, Ramiro D.; Bravo, Camila; Ippi, Silvina; Quirici, Verónica; Mackenzie, Roy; Suazo, Cristián G.; Rivero-de-Aguilar, Juan; Goffinet, Bernard; Kempenaers, Bart; Poulin, Elie; Vásquez, Rodrigo A. (2022-08-26). "The Subantarctic Rayadito (Aphrastura subantarctica), a new bird species on the southernmost islands of the Americas". Scientific Reports. Springer. 12 (1): 13957. Bibcode:2022NatSR..1213957R. doi:10.1038/s41598-022-17985-4. ISSN 2045-2322. PMC 9418250. PMID 36028531.
  3. Rozzi, Ricardo; Quilodrán, Claudio S.; Botero-Delgadillo, Esteban; Crego, Ramiro Daniel; Napolitano, Constanza; Barroso, Omar; Torres-Mura, Juan Carlos; Vásquez, Rodrigo A. (2022). "El rayadito subantártico: disponibilidad del binomio Aphrastura subantarctica (Passeriformes, Furnariidae)" [The subantarctic rayadio: availability of the binomial Aphrastura subantarctica (Passeriformes, Furnariidae)]. Boletín del Museo Nacional de Historia Natural, Chile (in Spanish). 71 (2): 9–15. doi:10.54830/bmnhn.v71.n2.2022.222. S2CID 252130982.
  4. "Scientists find new bird species in untouched outpost of South America - 27.08.2022". DW.COM. Retrieved 2022-08-28.
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