Biology:Bolivian white-crowned tapaculo
| Bolivian white-crowned tapaculo | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Rhinocryptidae |
| Genus: | Scytalopus |
| Species: | S. bolivianus
|
| Binomial name | |
| Scytalopus bolivianus Allen, 1889
| |
| |
The Bolivian white-crowned tapaculo (Scytalopus bolivianus) is a species of bird in the family Rhinocryptidae. It is found in Bolivia and Peru.[1]
Taxonomy and systematics
The Bolivian white-crowned tapaculo was formerly considered a subspecies of rufous-vented tapaculo (Scytalopus femoralis) but was separated based principly on differences in their vocalizations.[2][3] The name "Bolivian white-crowned tapaculo" is used by the International Ornithological Congress (IOC), but he South American Classification Committee of the American Ornithological Society (AOS), the Clements taxonomy, the Cornell Lab of Ornithology's Birds of the World, the Howard and Moore taxonomy, and the IUCN all call the species simply Bolivian tapaculo.[1][2][4][3][5][6]
Description
The Bolivian white-crowned tapaculo is 12 cm (4.7 in) long. Males weigh 17 to 22 g (0.60 to 0.78 oz) and one female weighed 19.5 g (0.69 oz). The male is mostly dark gray with reddish brown flanks, vent, and crissum (the area around the cloaca). It has a variable amount of white on the crown of the head. The female is paler gray washed with brown above with a black-barred brown belly. The juvenile is similar to the female.[3]
Distribution and habitat
The Bolivian white-crowned tapaculo is found from Puno Province in southeastern Peru into Bolivia as far as Chuquisaca Department. It inhabits dense undergrowth in humid broadleaf forest. Its primary elevational range is 1,000 to 2,300 m (3,300 to 7,500 ft) but it can be found as high as 2,850 m (9,350 ft) in a few locations.[3]
Behavior
No information is available on the Bolivian white-crowned tapaculo's feeding or breeding phenologies. Its song is a trill up to 15 seconds long [1] and its alarm call is rendered "kekekeke" [2]. The female is thought to utter a high-pitched "brzk" [3].[3]
Status
The IUCN has assessed the Bolivian white-crowned tapaculo as being of Least Concern. Though is population number is not known and is thought to be decreasing, it does not meet the critera for a more critical rating. It does occur in some national parks and preserves.[6][3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Gill, F.; Donsker, D.; Rasmussen, P. (January 2021). "IOC World Bird List (v 11.1)". http://www.worldbirdnames.org/.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 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. http://www.museum.lsu.edu/~Remsen/SACCBaseline.htm retrieved January 19, 2021
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Krabbe, N. and T. S. Schulenberg (2020). Bolivian Tapaculo (Scytalopus bolivianus), 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.boltap1.01 retrieved April 27, 2021
- ↑ Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/ Retrieved August 15, 2019
- ↑ "The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World, version 4.1 (Downloadable checklist).". https://www.howardandmoore.org/howard-and-moore-database/. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedIUCN
Wikidata ☰ Q1270932 entry
 |
