The Subantarctic Rayadito (Aphrastura subantarctica), a new bird species on the southernmost islands of the Americas

• Published in: Scientific Reports
• Main Authors: 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.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer Nature 2022
• Subjects: biodiversity; conservation biology; ecological genetics; evolutionary ecology; terrestrial birds; Diego Ramírez Islands; Drake Passage
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-17985-4; https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc2178792/

Article describes a new taxon of terrestrial bird of the genus Aphrastura (rayaditos) inhabiting the Diego Ramírez Archipelago, the southernmost point of the American continent. The authors state that the discovery of this endemic passerine highlights the need to monitor and conserve this still-pristine archipelago devoid of exotic species, which is now protected by the recently created Diego Ramírez Islands-Drake Passage Marine Park.