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Photo by Luiz
Urupema, Santa Catarina, Brazil, January 2012
Scytalopus pachecoi

Identification

Distribution

Northeastern Argentina (Missiones) and extreme southern Brazil (southwestern Paraná to southern Rio Grande do Sul).

Taxonomy

Planalto Tapaculo was split from Mouse-colored Tapaculo.[1][2][3]

This is a monotypic species.[1]

Habitat

Behaviour

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

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2010. IOC World Bird Names (version 2.7). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/.
  3. Birdforum thread discussing the taxonomy of eastern Tapaculos including Mouse-colored, Rock, and other likely splits of this species.

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