Photo © by Thibaud Aronson
Embalse El Yeso (El Yeso Reservoir), San Jose de Maipo, Chile,
10 February 2024
Embalse El Yeso (El Yeso Reservoir), San Jose de Maipo, Chile,
10 February 2024
- Scytalopus magellanicus
Identification
10 to 12 cm. Slender, black bill, pink, long legs, short, erect tail. Dark-grey plumage with a chestnut tinge to the flanks, undertail and wings. Some birds have a silvery-white patch on the crown. Juvenile birds are brown with dark barring and usually lack white on the crown
Distribution
Tierra del Fuego, Chile, and Argentina
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species. Several species of Tapaculos have in the past been included within this one including Dusky Tapaculo.
Habitat
Dense vegetation in forests, usually near Bamboo and water.
Behaviour
Terrestrial.
Diet includes insects.
It makes a domed nest of moss, lichens and root-fibres. 2-3 white eggs are laid.
References
- Clements, James F. 2007. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to October 2007. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. ISBN 9780801445019
- Alvaro Jaramillo. 2003. Birds of Chile. Princeton Field Guides. ISBN 0-691-11740-3
External Links
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