Pete Hosner et la découverte du Mérulaxe de Junín ou de Getty

A new species of Scytalopus from the temperate humid montane forests (2,400–3,200 m) of Junín Department, Peru has been described in the June 2013 issue of the Wilson Journal of Ornithology. This species, named Scytalopus gettyae after Caroline Marie Getty in honor of her longterm dedication to nature preservation, has a unique song that differs strikingly from that of any known Scytalopus species, consisting of a rapidly repeated series of ascending phrases. Phenotypically, the new species is uniformly blackish in color and small-to-medium in size. At least six species of Scytalopus occur along an elevational gradient on the eastern slopes of the Andes in Junín.
Throughout its elevational range, the new species is broadly syntopic with the larger S. macropus. This species is currently known from a single river drainage; although it probably occurs more broadly, it is likely a range-restricted species endemic to central Peru.
Pete Hosner answered, the discoverer of this bird and the main author of its official description, answered our questions.