Rufous-rumped Tapaculo

Rufous-rumped Tapaculo
Rufous-rumped Tapaculo
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Rhinocryptidae
Genus: Scytalopus
Species: S. griseicollis
Binomial name
Scytalopus griseicollis
(Lafresnaye, 1840)

The Rufous-rumped Tapaculo (Scytalopus griseicollis), also known as the Matorral Tapaculo, is a species of bird in the Rhinocryptidae family It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.

Taxonomy

  • The Cundinamarca Tapaculo (Scytalopus infasciatus) is sometimes split from this species.
  • The Lara Tapaculo (Scytalopus fuscicauda) is sometimes split from this species.

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