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

Scytalopus pachecoi

[edit] Identification

[edit] Distribution

Southern Brazil and north-eastern Argentina.

[edit] Taxonomy

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

This is a monotypic species.^[1]

[edit] Habitat

[edit] Behaviour

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

[edit] References

1. Clements, JF. 2010. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2010. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/Clements%206.5.xls/view
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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