Large-footed tapaculo
Large-footed tapaculo | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Rhinocryptidae |
Genus: | Scytalopus |
Species: | S. macropus
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Binomial name | |
Scytalopus macropus Stolzmann , 1896 | |
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The large-footed tapaculo (Scytalopus macropus) is a species of
Taxonomy and systematics
Unlike many other tapaculos, the large-footed tapaculo has been treated as a species since it was described. It is
Description
The large-footed tapaculo is 14 cm (5.5 in) long. Males weigh 36 to 43 g (1.3 to 1.5 oz) and two females weighed 32 and 32.5 g (1.13 and 1.15 oz). It is the largest species of genus Scytalopus. The adult is uniformly very dark gray. The juvenile is paler than the adult, but still dark gray. The feathers of the juvenile's upperparts are tipped with dark brown and those of the underparts with buff or off-white.[4]
Distribution and habitat
The large-footed tapaculo is found only in the central
Behavior
No information has been published about the large-footed tapaculo's diet or its foraging and breeding behaviors.[4]
The large-footed tapaculo's song is "a monotonous series of...notes...usually terminating with a different (normally higher) note." [1].[4]
Status
The
References
- ^ a b BirdLife International (2016). "Large-footed Tapaculo Scytalopus macropus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ a b Gill, F.; Donsker, D.; Rasmussen, P. (January 2021). "IOC World Bird List (v 11.1)". Retrieved January 14, 2021.
- ^ Remsen, J. V., Jr., J. I. Areta, E. Bonaccorso, S. Claramunt, A. Jaramillo, D. F. Lane, J. F. Pacheco, M. B. Robbins, F. G. Stiles, and K. J. Zimmer. Version 19 January 2021. A classification of the bird species of South America. American Ornithological Society. https://www.museum.lsu.edu/~Remsen/SACCBaseline.htm retrieved January 19, 2021
- ^ a b c d e Krabbe, N. and T. S. Schulenberg (2020). Large-footed Tapaculo (Scytalopus macropus), 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.laftap1.01 retrieved May 2, 2021