Zimmer's tapaculo
| Zimmer's tapaculo | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Rhinocryptidae |
| Genus: | Scytalopus |
| Species: | S. zimmeri
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| Scytalopus zimmeri Bond & Meyer de Schauensee, 1940
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Zimmer's tapaculo (Scytalopus zimmeri) is a species of passerine bird in the family Rhinocryptidae. It is found in the Southern Andean Yungas.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, and rocky areas.
Its name commemorates American ornithologist John Todd Zimmer.
It is terrestrial and prefers to run rather than fly.
References
- ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Scytalopus zimmeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
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