Tapaculos (Rhinocryptidae)
Silvery-fronted Tapaculo (Scytalopus argentifrons) - HBW 8, p. 774
French: Mérulaxe argenté
German: Silberbrauentapaculo
Spanish: Churrín Plateado
Other common names: Chiriqui Tapaculo (chiriquensis)
Taxonomy: Scytalopus argentifrons Ridgway, 1891, Volcán de Irazú, Costa Rica.
Race chiriquensis has sometimes been treated as separate species, but appears not to differ vocally. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- argentifrons Ridgway, 1891 - Costa Rica and W Panama (Volcán de Chiriquí).
- chiriquensis Griscom, 1924 - W Panamá in E Chiriquí and E Veraguas.
- Least Concern
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