Puna Tapaculo (Scytalopus simonsi)

Other Names (World)
Puna Tapaculo, Andean Tapaculo

Family
Rhinocryptidae (Tapaculos)

Size
11 - 12 cm

First Described (Guide)
Chubb, 1917

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical high altitude shrubland. From 2,600 - 4,300 m.

Range (Guide)

Bolivia, Peru.

South-eastern Peru (from Vilcanota Mts, in Cuzco) east to central Bolivia (Cochabamba).

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 (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

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

Puna Tapaculo (Scytalopus simonsi) [XC1987]
by Niels Krabbe from R\u00edo Milluni low camp, near Titi Amaya; Inquisivi, La Paz, Bolivia (song)

Puna Tapaculo (Scytalopus simonsi) [XC92337]
by Niels Krabbe from Abra Malaga (Polylepis woodland), Peru (song)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Scytalopus magellanicus (Sibley and Monroe 1990, 1993) has been split into Magellanic Tapaculo (Scytalopus magellanicus), Pale-bellied Tapaculo (Scytalopus griseicollis), Lara Tapaculo (Scytalopus fuscicauda), Neblina Tapaculo (Scytalopus altirostris), Ancash Tapaculo (Scytalopus affinis), Tschudi's Tapaculo (Scytalopus acutirostris), Vilcabamba Tapaculo (Scytalopus urubambae), Puna Tapaculo (Scytalopus simonsi), Zimmer's Tapaculo (Scytalopus zimmeri), Dusky Tapaculo (Scytalopus fuscus) and Paramillo Tapaculo (Scytalopus canus) following SACC (2005).

Formerly treated as a subspecies of Magellanic Tapaculo (Scytalopus magellanicus). Probably closest to Diademed Tapaculo (Scytalopus schulenbergi) and to undescribed species from south-central Peru (Apur��mac). Also related to Vilcabamba Tapaculo (Scytalopus urubambae).

References
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