Brown-rumped tapaculo
| Brown-rumped tapaculo | |
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| In Magdalena, Colombia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Rhinocryptidae |
| Genus: | Scytalopus |
| Species: | S. latebricola
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| Binomial name | |
| Scytalopus latebricola Bangs, 1899
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The brown-rumped tapaculo (Scytalopus latebricola) is a species of
Taxonomy and systematics
The brown-rumped tapaculo is
Description
The brown-rumped tapaculo is 11.5 cm (4.5 in) long. The adult's upper parts are dark brownish gray and the rump is tawny brown. Its throat, breast, and belly are the same hue as the upper parts but paler. The flanks and lower belly are bright reddish chestnut, sometimes with blackish bars. The juvenile is brown with a barred appearance.[3]
Distribution and habitat
The brown-rumped tapaculo is found between 2,000 and 3,660 m (6,560 and 12,010 ft) in the isolated
Behavior
Feeding
The brown-rumped tapaculo is primarily terrestrial but will climb vine-covered tree trunks. Its diet has not been documented but is presumed to be arthropods.[3]
Breeding
What little is known about the brown-rumped tapaculo's breeding phenology is contradictory. Adults with very worn plumage were collected in July, which suggests they had bred in June. However, immatures have been collected in March while molting into adult plumage.
Status
The
References
- ^ . Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ Gill, F.; Donsker, D.; Rasmussen, P. (January 2021). "IOC World Bird List (v 11.1)". Retrieved January 14, 2021.
- ^ a b c d Krabbe, N. and T. S. Schulenberg (2020). Brown-rumped Tapaculo (Scytalopus latebricola), 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.brrtap1.01 retrieved April 29, 2021