Ancash Tapaculo (Scytalopus affinis)

Family
Rhinocryptidae (Tapaculos)

Size
10.50 - 11.50 cm

First Described (Guide)
J.T. Zimmer, 1939

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical high altitude grassland. From 3,000 - 4,600 m.

Range (Guide)

Peru (B).

Western Andes of Peru from southern Cajamarca south to Ancash.

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

Ancash Tapaculo (Scytalopus affinis) [XC229436]
by Dries Van de Loock from Llanganuco lake area, Ancash, Peru (song)

Ancash Tapaculo (Scytalopus affinis) [XC387836]
by id from Huascaran NP, E side Abra Portachuelo, Ancash dept., 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).

References
See References.

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