Magdalena tapaculo
| Magdalena tapaculo | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Rhinocryptidae |
| Genus: | Scytalopus |
| Species: | S. rodriguezi
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| Binomial name | |
| Scytalopus rodriguezi Krabbe, Salaman, Cortés, Quevedo, Ortega & Cadena, 2005
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The Magdalena tapaculo (Scytalopus rodriguezi), also known as the Upper Magdalena tapaculo, is a member of the
new to science
in 2005.
It is a
understorey
.
The species scientific name honours José Vicente Rodriguez Mahecha, a Colombian conservationist.
The existence of this species was first suspected in 1986, when a tape-recording of the bird's song was made, but political instability in the region prevented a return visit until 2002–2003, when the species' existence was confirmed.
References
- . Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- Krabbe, N., P. Salaman, A. Cortés, A. Quevedo, L. A. Ortega and C. D. Cadena (2005) A new species of tapaculo from the upper Magdalena valley, Colombia. Bull. B. O. C. 125: 93-108
- BirdLife Species Factsheet Retrieved on 22 May 2007.