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Genus of birds
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
Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
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White-breasted tapaculo | Eleoscytalopus indigoticus (Wied, 1831) |
Atlantic forest in south-eastern Brazil. |
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LC
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Bahia tapaculo | Eleoscytalopus psychopompus (Teixeira & Carnevalli, 1989) |
Atlantic forests in Bahia, Brazil |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
EN
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References
- ^ "Rhinocryptidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
- 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.
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