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Rufous-vented Tapaculo
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Rufous-vented Tapaculo
Scytalopus femoralis
The rufous-vented tapaculo (Scytalopus femoralis) is a species of bird in the Rhinocryptidae family. It is found in Peru. Note that the long-tailed tapaculo, (S. micropterus) is now considered a separate species. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
From the article Rufous-vented tapaculo on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
The rufous-vented tapaculo is 12.5 cm (4.9 in) long. Males weigh 21 to 28 g (0.74 to 0.99 oz) and females 20 to 24 g (0.71 to 0.85 oz). Adults have a dark brown head and back with a dark brown wash and the rump is dark reddish brown. The throat, breast, and belly are a paler gray; flanks and vent area are cinnamon with broad dark bars. The juvenile is brown above with faint bars and yellow buff with dark bars below.
Range & habitat
The rufous-vented tapaculo is found in the central Andes of Peru from southern Amazonas south to Junín. There it inhabits the undergrowth of both primary and secondary humid forest. It ranges between 1,000 and 2,050 m (3,280 and 6,730 ft) elevations, but is usually found above 1,600 m (5,200 ft) and in a few locations as high as 2,550 m (8,370 ft).
Wikipedia: “Distribution and habitat”
What it does
No information has been published about the rufous-vented tapaculo's feeding or breeding phenologies. Its song is a single descending note repeated for several minutes [1].
Wikipedia: “Behavior”
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 14737.