Biology:Eleoscytalopus

Short description: Genus of birds

Eleoscytalopus
White-breasted tapaculo (Eleoscytalopus indigoticus)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Rhinocryptidae
Genus:	Eleoscytalopus Maurício, Mata, Bornschein, Cadena, Alvarenga & Bonatto, 2008
Type species
Myiothera indigotica zu Wied, 1831
Species
Eleoscytalopus indigoticus Eleoscytalopus psychopompus

Eleoscytalopus is a genus of tapaculos found in lowland Atlantic forest of eastern Brazil . Until recently, they were included in the genus Scytalopus, but the two species are actually closer to the bristlefronts (genus Merulaxis). Unlike the members of the genus Scytalopus, the members of Eleoscytalopus have largely white underparts and bluish-grey upperparts. The voices of the members of the two genera also differ.

Species

Image	Scientific name	Common Name	Distribution
	Eleoscytalopus indigoticus	White-breasted tapaculo	Atlantic forest in south-eastern Brazil.
	Eleoscytalopus psychopompus	Bahia tapaculo	Atlantic forests in Bahia, Brazil

References

• Maurício, N. M, Mata, H., Bornschein, M. R., Cadena, C. D., Alvarenga, H., & Bonatto, S. L. (2008). Hidden generic diversity in Neotropical birds: Molecular and anatomical data support a new genus for the “Scytalopus” indigoticus species-group (Aves: Rhinocryptidae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 49(1): 125–135.

Wikidata ☰ Q220876 entry