Alternative name: Sharp-billed Tapaculo
- Scytalopus acutirostris
Identification
• 10 cm / 4 inches
• Male - 17-20 grams / .6 ounces
• Female – 16-19 grams / .6 ounces
• Shades of gray with darker shades on top
• Brown shading on sides with potential for barring
• Brown iris
• Black bill
• Female – gray coloring is paler
• Juvenile – spots and bars
Distribution
In South America it is found in the Central Andes of Peru (east La Libertad to Junín)
Endemic to Peru.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species.[1]
Habitat
Mountain forest.
Behaviour
Diet
Insects, potential for seeds
Breeding
A juvenile was found in August. No other breeding information is available.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2021. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2021. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Lepage D. (2021) [Avibase - https://avibase.ca/D682226D]. Retrieved 28 November 2021
- Krabbe, N. and T. S. Schulenberg (2020). Tschudi's Tapaculo (Scytalopus acutirostris), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.tsctap1.01
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Tschudi's Tapaculo. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Tschudi%27s_Tapaculo
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.
