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Puna Tapaculo

Scytalopus simonsi Chubb, C 1917

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Partial list of sound recordings available from xeno-canto & macaulaylibrary.org.
Species name Recordist Date Location Remarks Cat.nr.
Puna Tapaculo - Scytalopus simonsi Niels Krabbe 1997-10-21 Cochabamba: between Cerro Pucar Pata and Cerro Khora Pampa, Ayopaya range, Cochabamba (Bolivia) (3400 m) duet, male song -

Same recording as XC16118 but longer. Female advertising song and songs of two males. Ref.: CLXVIIA 60-91

playback-used:no

392110
xeno-canto.org
Puna Tapaculo - Scytalopus simonsi Niels Krabbe 1987-04-14 Cochabamba: km 70 Cochabamba-Oruro road, Cochabamba (Bolivia) (3850 m) call, song -

A single natural call, then song after playback of self. Among rocks and tussocks in puna grassland.

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:yes

391293
xeno-canto.org
Puna Tapaculo - Scytalopus simonsi Niels Krabbe 1997-10-21 Cochabamba: between Cerro Pucar Pata and Cerro Khora Pampa, Ayopaya range, Cochabamba (Bolivia) (3400 m) song -

Same individual as XC16120. Ref.: CLXVIB 469-483.

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:yes

392108
xeno-canto.org
Puna Tapaculo - Scytalopus simonsi Juan Jose Salas Falcon 2025-08-31 Manu Road - Acjanaco Area, Paucartambo (Peru) (3500 m) song - [sono] 1151339
xeno-canto.org
Puna Tapaculo - Scytalopus simonsi Glauco Kohler 12-11-11 Abra Malaga (Polylepis woodland), Cusco (Peru) (4200 m) song (A) - ID has been discussed (and resolved). See the forum. 90495
xeno-canto.org
Puna Tapaculo - Scytalopus simonsi Sjoerd Mayer 20-01-1994 Obrajes, 40 minutes downstream from Pelechuco, La Paz, Bolivia (Bolivia) (3300-3500 m) Alarm calls and a song. (B) - Alarm calls probably came from the female, the nearby male sang. Some pishing by me. At about 3600 m. 2139
xeno-canto.org
Puna Tapaculo - Scytalopus simonsi Niels Krabbe 22-12-1983 Cuyocuyo, Puno (Peru) (3900 m) song (natural) and call (after playback) (B) -   47790
xeno-canto.org
Puna Tapaculo - Scytalopus simonsi Peter Kaestner 2025-10-29 , La Paz (Bolivia)   -   644353104
macaulaylibrary.org
Puna Tapaculo - Scytalopus simonsi Tini & Jacob Wijpkema 2025-10-29 , Cochabamba (Bolivia)   -   647572865
macaulaylibrary.org
Puna Tapaculo - Scytalopus simonsi Joseph Tobias and Nathalie Seddon 3-10-06 Walk to Keara, La Paz, BO, Bolivia (Bolivia) (3430 m) song (B) - track T1167. Habitat: Grassy, semi-burnt slope. Weather: Cold, overcast. Perch height: 1m. Distance to observer: 20m. Id-ed by: Voice+sight. Sex of main vocalizer: ?. Number vocalizing: 1. 74176
xeno-canto.org
Puna Tapaculo - Scytalopus simonsi Sjoerd Mayer 20-11-1993 Río Milluni low camp, near Titi Amaya; Inquisivi, La Paz, Bolivia (Bolivia) (3100 m) Song (A) - After only a little playback. Just above the treeline. 1987
xeno-canto.org
Puna Tapaculo - Scytalopus simonsi Sjoerd Mayer 23-11-1993 Río Milluni high camp, near Titi Amaya; Inquisivi, La Paz, La Paz (Bolivia) (3650 m) Calls (alarm?), song (B) -   2009
xeno-canto.org
Puna Tapaculo - Scytalopus simonsi GABRIEL LEITE 2025-11-19 Pongo, La Paz Department, Pedro Domingo Murillo (Bolivia) (3700 m) call - [sono] 1064672
xeno-canto.org
Puna Tapaculo - Scytalopus simonsi Niels Krabbe 17-7-1983 Abra Malaga (Polylepis woodland), Cusco (Peru) (4300 m) song (natural) and call (after playback) (B) -   47789
xeno-canto.org
Puna Tapaculo - Scytalopus simonsi Niels Krabbe 17-7-1983 Abra Malaga (Polylepis woodland), Cusco (Peru) (4300 m) call and song (B) -   47788
xeno-canto.org
Puna Tapaculo - Scytalopus simonsi Sjoerd Mayer 22-11-1994 Aguirre - Incachaca; first camp (on the pass), Cochabamba, Cochabamba (Bolivia) (3850 m) Song (C) -   2511
xeno-canto.org
Puna Tapaculo - Scytalopus simonsi Miguel Angel Montenegro Avila 2023-01-23 , La Paz (Bolivia)   -   593768951
macaulaylibrary.org
Puna Tapaculo - Scytalopus simonsi Peter Boesman 2009-08-02 Abra Malaga area, Cuzco, Cusco (Peru) call, song -

ID certainty 100%. (Archiv. tape 547 side A track 168 seq. A)

229605
xeno-canto.org
Puna Tapaculo - Scytalopus simonsi GABRIEL LEITE 2025-11-19 Pongo, La Paz Department, Pedro Domingo Murillo (Bolivia) (3700 m) call - [sono] 1064673
xeno-canto.org
Puna Tapaculo - Scytalopus simonsi Niels Krabbe 1983-07-17 , Cusco (Peru)   -   240366
macaulaylibrary.org
Puna Tapaculo - Scytalopus simonsi Jason Vassallo 2025-12-05 , Cusco (Peru)   -   653718667
macaulaylibrary.org
Puna Tapaculo - Scytalopus simonsi Sjoerd Mayer 14-03-1996 Canyon of Río Misicuni, Cochabamba, Bolivia (Bolivia) (3900-4000 m) Alarm calls (C) - The last one of a long series of these three-note calls. 2740
xeno-canto.org
Puna Tapaculo - Scytalopus simonsi Nathan Heuver 2022-03-10 , Cusco (Peru)   -   560332111
macaulaylibrary.org
Puna Tapaculo - Scytalopus simonsi Peter Boesman 2009-08-02 Abra Malaga area, Cuzco, Cusco (Peru) song -

ID certainty 100%. (Archiv. tape 547 side A track 159 seq. B)

229604
xeno-canto.org
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