Rufous-vented Tapaculo (Scytalopus femoralis)

Family
Rhinocryptidae (Tapaculos)

Size
13 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Tschudi, 1844)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical montane moist forest. From 1,000 - 2,600 m.

Range (Guide)

Peru.

Central Andes of Peru, from southern Amazonas south to Jun��n; a few specimens from as far southern as Ayacucho might refer to present species.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2011).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (6)...)

Rufous-vented Tapaculo (Scytalopus femoralis) [XC771470]
by Roger Ahlman from Mirador BPAM, San Mart\u00edn, Peru (call)

Rufous-vented Tapaculo (Scytalopus femoralis) [XC296741]
by Fabrice Schmitt from Oxapampa, Pasco, Peru (song)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Scytalopus femoralis (Sibley and Monroe 1990, 1993) has been split into Rufous-vented Tapaculo (Scytalopus femoralis), White-crowned Tapaculo (Scytalopus atratus), Bolivian Tapaculo (Scytalopus bolivianus), Santa Marta Tapaculo (Scytalopus sanctaemartae) and Long-tailed Tapaculo (Scytalopus micropterus) following SACC (2005).

References
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