Tapaculos (Rhinocryptidae)
Matorral Tapaculo (Scytalopus griseicollis) - HBW 8, p. 779
French: Mérulaxe du matorral
German: Südlicher Rostbürzeltapaculo
Spanish: Churrín de Matorral
Other common names: Colombian Tapaculo (infasciatus)
Taxonomy: Merulaxis grisei-collis Lafresnaye, 1840, Bogotá, Colombia.
Previously considered a race of S. magellanicus. Owing to lack of vocal data, S. fuscicauda has sometimes been treated as conspecific, but this treatment is believed unlikely to be appropriate because of its isolated geographical distribution. Race infasciatus was formerly considered variously as a synonym of nominate race of present species, or of S. meridanus, or as a race of S. latebricola; recently proposed status as a full species, but vocalizations now found to be confusingly similar to those of nominate race of present species, so further study is req.. View all taxonomy...
Previously considered a race of S. magellanicus. Owing to lack of vocal data, S. fuscicauda has sometimes been treated as conspecific, but this treatment is believed unlikely to be appropriate because of its isolated geographical distribution. Race infasciatus was formerly considered variously as a synonym of nominate race of present species, or of S. meridanus, or as a race of S. latebricola; recently proposed status as a full species, but vocalizations now found to be confusingly similar to those of nominate race of present species, so further study is required in order to establish its taxonomic status. Two subspecies tentatively recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- infasciatus Chapman, 1915 - E Andes of Colombia (precise range uncertain, type from Páramo de Beltrán).
- griseicollis (Lafresnaye, 1840) - E Andes of C Colombia (Cundinamarca and Boyacá).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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moving dark, dank, bamboo Locality Chingaza National Park, Cundinamarca Department, Colombia (ssp griseicollis)
Martin Kennewell 13 May 2012 48 weeks ago 13 sec 2.8
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bird on a branch
Locality La Calera, Cundinamarca Department, Colombia
mauricio rueda 1 October 2009 3 years ago 3
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One ind responding to playback hiding in the bushes at Chingaza National Park above Bogota. Locality Chingaza National Park, Cundinamarca Department, Colombia
(ssp griseicollis)
Diego Calderon - COLOMBIA... 1 July 2009 3 years ago 4 -
Call Locality Iguaque National Sanctuary, Boyacá Department, Colombia
Libor Vaicenbacher 23 July 2011 1 year ago 3
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