- Scytalopus zimmeri
Identification
10·5 cm
- White throat
- Brown flanks with dark barring
- White supercilium
Distribution
South America: found in Chuquisaca and Tarija in the Andes of southern Bolivia.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Rocky ravines often in shaded areas of alder and conifer trees.
Behaviour
Terrestrial, preferring to run than to fly.
Diet
Their diets appears to consists of seeds and insects and they may use grit to aid digestion.
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/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved September 2014)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Zimmer's Tapaculo. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 16 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Zimmer%27s_Tapaculo
References
- Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Wikipedia