Vilcabamba tapaculo

The Vilcabamba tapaculo (Scytalopus urubambae) is a small passerine bird endemic to Peru.

Vilcabamba tapaculo
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Rhinocryptidae
Genus: Scytalopus
Species:
S. urubambae
Binomial name
Scytalopus urubambae
Zimmer, 1939

This tapaculo was formerly considered to be a subspecies of Magellanic tapaculo, Scytalopus magellanicus, but is now treated as a separate species based on differences in voice.

It is a wren-like bird with a slender bill and fairly long legs. The tail is short and held erect. It is terrestrial and prefers to run rather than fly. It inhabits dense vegetation near ground-level in forest and woodland where it forages for insects. The domed nest is made of moss, lichens and root-fibres.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Scytalopus urubambae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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