Vilcabamba tapaculo
Appearance
Vilcabamba tapaculo | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Rhinocryptidae |
Genus: | Scytalopus |
Species: | S. urubambae
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Binomial name | |
Scytalopus urubambae Zimmer, 1939
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The Vilcabamba tapaculo (Scytalopus urubambae) is a small passerine bird endemic to Peru.
This tapaculo was formerly considered to be a subspecies of Magellanic tapaculo, Scytalopus magellanicus, but is now treated as a separate species based on differences in voice.
It is a wren-like bird with a slender bill and fairly long legs. The tail is short and held erect. It is terrestrial and prefers to run rather than fly. It inhabits dense vegetation near ground-level in forest and woodland where it forages for insects. The domed nest is made of moss, lichens and root-fibres.
References
- ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Scytalopus urubambae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
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