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==Identification==
 
==Identification==
 
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10·5 cm
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*White throat
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*Brown flanks with dark barring
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*White [[Topography#Heads|supercilium]]
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
Chuquisaca and Tarija in the Andes of southern [[Bolivia]].
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[[South America]]: found in Chuquisaca and Tarija in the Andes of southern [[Bolivia]].
  
 
==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
This species is monotypic.<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup>
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This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>.
 
==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
Moist montanes, high-altitude shrubland, and rocky areas.
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Rocky ravines often in shaded areas of alder and conifer trees.
 
 
 
==Behaviour==
 
==Behaviour==
 
Terrestrial, preferring to run than to fly.
 
Terrestrial, preferring to run than to fly.
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====Diet====
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Their diets appears to consists of seeds and insects and they may use grit to aid digestion.
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==References==
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#{{Ref-Clements6thAug14}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved September 2014)
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Revision as of 19:29, 25 September 2014

Scytalopus zimmeri

Identification

10·5 cm

  • White throat
  • Brown flanks with dark barring
  • White supercilium

Distribution

South America: found in Chuquisaca and Tarija in the Andes of southern Bolivia.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species[1].

Habitat

Rocky ravines often in shaded areas of alder and conifer trees.

Behaviour

Terrestrial, preferring to run than to fly.

Diet

Their diets appears to consists of seeds and insects and they may use grit to aid digestion.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved September 2014)

Recommended Citation

References

  1. Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
  1. Wikipedia

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