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- Scytalopus opacus
Identification
Separation of species
Paramillo Tapaculo S. canus lacks barring or brown on in the flanks, whereas Paramo Tapaculo S. opacus usually has barring on upper tail coverts, flanks and thighs.
Distribution
Central Andes of Colombia to Ecuador and extreme northern Peru.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species.[1]
A paper[3][4] from 2010 proposed that the Paramillo Tapaculo and the Paramo Tapaculo should be seen as separate species based on vocalizations. The split is recognised by Clements (2011)[1] and Gill and Donsker (2010)[2].
Habitat
High altitude scrub.
Behaviour
References
- 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
- Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2010. IOC World Bird Names (version 2.7). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/.
- Paper by Krabbe and Cadena splitting Paramo Tapaculo and describing a new subspecies. Abstract read February 2010.
- Birdforum thread discussing the above paper