Southern Brazil, locally in southern Goiás, Distrito Federal and western Minas Gerais.
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) and decreasing.
Status EN
Habitat destruction and degradation through annual burning of adjacent grasslands, wetland drainage and the sequestration of water for irrigation schemes are the main threats.
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
Voice
Song is series of slightly rising mechanical 'shet' notes, repeated for up to more than two minutes. Alarm call is warbled, higher-pitched and fast 'cheh-the-the'.
Brasilia Tapaculo (Scytalopus novacapitalis) [XC4912]
by id from Serra da Canastra, Minas Gerais, Brazil (song)
Brasilia Tapaculo (Scytalopus novacapitalis) [XC599235]
by Robson Silva e Silva from Fazenda \u00c1gua Limpa, Brasilia, Distrito Federal, Brazil (alarm call, song)
Subspecies
No subspecies.
Field observations and tape recordings from central Minas Gerais, purportedly of this species, appear to be referable to a new, as yet undescribed species. Further study is needed.
BirdLife International Species Factsheet