• Welcome to BirdForum, the internet's largest birding community with thousands of members from all over the world. The forums are dedicated to wild birds, birding, binoculars and equipment and all that goes with it.

    Please register for an account to take part in the discussions in the forum, post your pictures in the gallery and more.
ZEISS DTI thermal imaging cameras. For more discoveries at night, and during the day.

Difference between revisions of "Rock Tapaculo" - BirdForum Opus

(Redirecting to Mouse-colored Tapaculo)
 
(New sp.)
Line 1: Line 1:
#redirect[[Mouse-colored Tapaculo]]
+
;[[:Category:Scytalopus|Scytalopus]] petrophilus
 +
==Identification==
 +
==Distribution==
 +
Mountains (Serra do Espinhaço) of central and southern Minas Gerais, [[Brazil]].
 +
==Taxonomy==
 +
Split from [[Mouse-colored Tapaculo]].<sup>[[#References|[1]]][[#References|[2]]][[#References|[3]]]<sup>
 +
==Habitat==
 +
Moist forest at elevations corresponding to foothills to lower mountain. In the forest limited to dense undergrowth, often with bamboo.
 +
==Behaviour==
 +
Vocal. This and similar species are often very difficult to see.
 +
==References==
 +
#{{Ref-Clements6thAug11}}#{{Ref-GillDonsker10}}#Van Remsen, August 2010. Proposal (463) to South American Classification Committee: Recognize newly described ''Scytalopus petrophilus''. [http://www.museum.lsu.edu/~Remsen/SACCprop463.html http://www.museum.lsu.edu/~Remsen/SACCprop463.html]
 +
#[http://birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=147427 Birdforum thread] discussing the taxonomy of eastern Tapaculos including Mouse-colored, Rock, and other likely splits of this species
 +
 
 +
==External Links==
 +
{{GSearch|Scytalopus+petrophilus}}
 +
[[Category:Birds]]  [[Category:Scytalopus]]

Revision as of 08:46, 27 August 2011

Scytalopus petrophilus

Identification

Distribution

Mountains (Serra do Espinhaço) of central and southern Minas Gerais, Brazil.

Taxonomy

Split from Mouse-colored Tapaculo.[1][2][3]

Habitat

Moist forest at elevations corresponding to foothills to lower mountain. In the forest limited to dense undergrowth, often with bamboo.

Behaviour

Vocal. This and similar species are often very difficult to see.

References

  1. Clements, JF. 2011. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to August 2011. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
  2. Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2010. IOC World Bird Names (version 2.7). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/.
  3. Van Remsen, August 2010. Proposal (463) to South American Classification Committee: Recognize newly described Scytalopus petrophilus. http://www.museum.lsu.edu/~Remsen/SACCprop463.html
  4. Birdforum thread discussing the taxonomy of eastern Tapaculos including Mouse-colored, Rock, and other likely splits of this species

External Links

Back
Top