Mouse-coloured tapaculo

Mouse-coloured tapaculo

Serra do mar tapaculo

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SPECIES
Scytalopus speluncae

The mouse-coloured tapaculo or Serra do Mar tapaculo (Scytalopus speluncae ) is a species of bird in the family Rhinocryptidae. It is endemic to humid highland forests in southeastern Brazil, where it ranges from southwestern Espírito Santo to northeastern Rio Grande do Sul. Most of its range is in the Serra do Mar, but it also occurs further inland in Paraná and Santa Catarina. Until 2005, the Planalto tapaculo was included in the mouse-coloured tapaculo.

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Here we follow SACC, but the taxonomy is extremely complex, and it is possible the correct scientific name of this relatively dark species is S. notorius, in which case the closely related paler species from the Espinhaço Mountains region would be S. speluncae.

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Distribution

Geography

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Biogeographical realms
Mouse-coloured tapaculo habitat map

Biome

Mouse-coloured tapaculo habitat map
Mouse-coloured tapaculo
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Habits and Lifestyle

Lifestyle
Seasonal behavior
Bird's call

Diet and Nutrition

References

1. Mouse-coloured tapaculo Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mouse-coloured_tapaculo
2. Mouse-coloured tapaculo on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22703527/132071050
3. Xeno-canto bird call - https://xeno-canto.org/678035

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