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Tatama Tapaculo
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Tatamá Tapaculo
Scytalopus alvarezlopezi
The Tatama tapaculo (Scytalopus alvarezlopezi) is a species of bird in the Rhinocryptidae family. It is endemic to western Colombia.
From the article Tatama tapaculo on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
The Tatama tapaculo is almost entirely black, though the underparts are grayish black and the rump has a tinge of dark brown. The flanks and lower abdomen have indistinct bars. Its overall length is about 12 cm (4.7 in) and two males weighed 24.0 and 25.4 g (0.85 and 0.90 oz).
Range & habitat
The Tatama tapaculo is found primarily on the west side of the West Andes of Colombia, though it "spills over" to the east side of some ridges. It inhabits dense undergrowth in primary cloud forest but shuns secondary forest. On the west side, it is found from about 1,300 to 1,750 m (4,270 to 5,740 ft) elevation, but on the east side it can be found as high as 2,200 m (7,200 ft).
Wikipedia: “Distribution and habitat”
What it does
Stiles et al (2017) provide the only information. The Tatama tapaculo forages for arthropods in leaf litter while walking and hopping on the ground, and also flutters up to a half meter above the ground to pick prey from foliage.
Wikipedia: “Feeding”
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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 534776.