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'''Alternative name: Puna Tapaculo''' | '''Alternative name: Puna Tapaculo''' | ||
− | ;Scytalopus simonsi | + | ;[[:Category:Scytalopus|Scytalopus]] simonsi |
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
Grey-black, brownish belly. | Grey-black, brownish belly. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
− | [[Bolivia]] and [[Peru]]. | + | [[Bolivia]] and [[Peru]]. <sup>[[#References|1]]</sup> |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
− | Moist montanes and high-altitude shrubland. | + | Moist montanes and high-altitude shrubland. <sup>[[#References|1]]</sup> |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
− | The nest is made from plant material including mosses, lichens, rootlets, leaves, small sticks, and are at times lined with grasses, hair, or feathers, and are built in burrows in earthbanks. 2 white eggs are laid and both parents incubate for 15-19 days. | + | The nest is made from plant material including mosses, lichens, rootlets, leaves, small sticks, and are at times lined with grasses, hair, or feathers, and are built in burrows in earthbanks. 2 white eggs are laid and both parents incubate for 15-19 days. <sup>[[#References|2]]</sup> |
The diet includes insects and their larvae. | The diet includes insects and their larvae. | ||
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+ | ==References== | ||
+ | #[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puna_Tapaculo Wikipedia] | ||
+ | #[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5046/is_3_120/ai_n28577581?tag=rel.res1 The Wilson Journal of Ornithology] | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Scytalopus+simonsi}} | {{GSearch|Scytalopus+simonsi}} | ||
− | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Missing Images]] | + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Missing Images]][[Category:Scytalopus]] |
Revision as of 14:35, 15 December 2008
Alternative name: Puna Tapaculo
- Scytalopus simonsi
Identification
Grey-black, brownish belly.
Distribution
Taxonomy
Monotypic.
Habitat
Moist montanes and high-altitude shrubland. 1
Behaviour
The nest is made from plant material including mosses, lichens, rootlets, leaves, small sticks, and are at times lined with grasses, hair, or feathers, and are built in burrows in earthbanks. 2 white eggs are laid and both parents incubate for 15-19 days. 2
The diet includes insects and their larvae.