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Ampay Tapaculo

Scytalopus whitneyi Krabbe, NK; Fjeldså, J; Hosner, PA; Robbins, MB; Andersen, MJ 2020

The Ampay tapaculo is a species of bird in the family Rhinocryptidae. It is endemic to Peru. Source: Wikipedia

Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Rhinocryptidae
Genus:
   Scytalopus
Scientific:
  Scytalopus whitneyi

Original description

Citation:
  Krabbe, NK; Fjeldså, J; Hosner, PA; Robbins, MB; Andersen, MJ 2020

Reference:
   Auk 137 p.15

Protonym:
  Scytalopus whitneyi

Type locality:
  Peru: depto. Apurímac: mountains north-northeast of Abancay: Cerro Turronmocco, coordinates: 13.518°S, 72.888°W, elevation: 3,500 m

Link:
  https://academic.oup.com/auk/article/137/2/ukaa003/5743506

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  7E2D54EBDC3ABB29

Avibase ID:
  avibase-7E2D54EB

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/7E2D54EB

Taxonomic Serial Number:

English:
Ampay Tapaculo
Bulgarian:
Апуримакско тапакуло
Catalan:
tapacul d'Ampay
Danish:
Ampay Tapaculo
German:
Ampaytapaculo
Esperanto:
ampaja tapakulo
Spanish:
Churrín de Ampay
Spanish (Spain):
Churrín de Ampay
French:
Mérulaxe de Whitney
Japanese:
アンペイオタテドリ
Dutch:
Ampaytapaculo
Norwegian:
ampaytapakulo
Polish:
krytonosek jasnobrewy
Portuguese:
tapaculo-de-ampai
Portuguese (Portugal):
tapaculo-de-ampay
Russian:
Ампайский тапакуло
Slovak:
tapakulo nohovcový
Serbian:
Ampajski tapakulo
Swedish:
ampaytapakul
Turkish:
Ampay Tapakolası
Ukrainian:
тапакуло світлобровий
Chinese:
安派山窜鸟

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Ampay Tapaculo ( Scytalopus whitneyi) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Ampay Tapaculo ( Scytalopus whitneyi) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Ampay Tapaculo ( Scytalopus whitneyi) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025):
Ampay Tapaculo ( Scytalopus whitneyi)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Ampay Tapaculo ( Scytalopus whitneyi) [version 1]
Avilist 2025:
Ampay Tapaculo ( Scytalopus whitneyi) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Ampay Tapaculo ( Scytalopus whitneyi) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Ampay Tapaculo ( Scytalopus whitneyi) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Ampay Tapaculo ( Scytalopus whitneyi) [version 1]
Clements, version 2024:
Ampay Tapaculo ( Scytalopus whitneyi) [version 1]
Clements, version 2025:
Ampay Tapaculo ( Scytalopus whitneyi) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Ampay Tapaculo ( Scytalopus whitneyi) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
Ampay Tapaculo ( Scytalopus whitneyi) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
Ampay Tapaculo ( Scytalopus whitneyi) [version 1]
eBird version 2024:
Ampay Tapaculo ( Scytalopus whitneyi) [version 1]
eBird version 2025:
Ampay Tapaculo ( Scytalopus whitneyi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Ampay Tapaculo ( Scytalopus whitneyi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Ampay Tapaculo ( Scytalopus whitneyi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Ampay Tapaculo ( Scytalopus whitneyi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Ampay Tapaculo ( Scytalopus whitneyi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Ampay Tapaculo ( Scytalopus whitneyi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Ampay Tapaculo ( Scytalopus whitneyi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Ampay Tapaculo ( Scytalopus whitneyi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Ampay Tapaculo ( Scytalopus whitneyi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1:
Ampay Tapaculo ( Scytalopus whitneyi) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (24/08/2021):
Ampay Tapaculo ( Scytalopus whitneyi) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (24/07/2022):
Ampay Tapaculo ( Scytalopus whitneyi) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (28/09/2023):
Ampay Tapaculo ( Scytalopus whitneyi) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (27/07/2024):
Ampay Tapaculo ( Scytalopus whitneyi) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (31/07/2025):
Ampay Tapaculo ( Scytalopus whitneyi) [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: newly discovered taxon

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Danish: Ampay Tapaculo
German: Ampaytapaculo
English: Ampay Tapaculo
English, HBW: Ampay Tapaculo (undescribed form)
English (IOC): Ampay Tapaculo
English (United States): Ampay Tapaculo
Esperanto: ampaja tapakulo
Spanish: Churrín de Ampay
Spanish (Spain): Churrín de Ampay
Spanish (Mexico): Churrín de Ampay
Spanish (Peru): Tapaculo de Ampay
French: Mérulaxe de Whitney
Japanese: アンペイオタテドリ
Scientific: Scytalopus whitneyi
Dutch: Ampaytapaculo
Norwegian: ampaytapakulo
Polish: krytonosek jasnobrewy
Portuguese: tapaculo-de-ampai
Portuguese (Portugal): tapaculo-de-ampay
Russian: Ампайский тапакуло
Slovak: tapakulo nohovcový
Swedish: ampaytapakul
Turkish: Ampay Tapakolası
Ukrainian: тапакуло світлобровий
Chinese: 安派山窜鸟

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