- Scytalopus affinis
Identification
10 cm
- Very light plumage
- Brown flank barring
Distribution
South America: found in the western Andes of Peru (southern Cajamarca to Ancash)
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
This taxon is considered a subspecies of Brown-rumped Tapaculo (sensu lato) by some authors[2]
Habitat
High-altitude grassland and rocky areas.
Behaviour
They glean insects by foraging on the ground in rocks and grassy tussocks.
References
- 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/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved October 2014)
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Ancash Tapaculo. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Ancash_Tapaculo
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