Scytalopus altirostris (Elfin Forest Tapaculo)

Elfin Forest Tapaculo

Scytalopus altirostris Zimmer, JT 1939

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

Classification

Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Rhinocryptidae
Genus:
   Scytalopus
Scientific:
  Scytalopus altirostris

Original description

Citation:
Zimmer, JT 1939

Reference:
Amer. Mus. Novit. no.1044 p.14

Protonym:
Scytalopus magellanicus altirostris

Type locality:
Atuen, Amazonas, Peru.

Link:
https://digitallibrary.amnh.org/handle/2246/4832/

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
B8AB12140D8EBDE7

Avibase ID:
avibase-B8AB1214

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/B8AB1214

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 562873

Geographic range:

Scytalopus altirostris: central Andes of Peru (southern Amazonas to Huánuco)

Source: Clements checklist

English:
Elfin Forest Tapaculo
Catalan:
tapacul de Neblina
Czech:
štidlák mlžný
Danish:
Neblina-tapaculo
German:
Neblinatapaculo
Spanish:
Churrín de neblina
Spanish (Spain):
Churrín de neblina
Finnish:
peruntapakulo
French:
Mérulaxe à bec épais
Croatian:
maranonska strmorepka
Italian:
Tapaculo neblina
Japanese:
ハシタカオタテドリ
Lithuanian:
amazoninis topakulas
Dutch:
Elfenwoudtapaculo
Norwegian:
Neblinatapakulo
Polish:
krytonosek stokowy
Portuguese:
tapaculo-da-neblina
Portuguese (Portugal):
tapaculo-da-neblina
Russian:
Эльфийский тапакуло
Slovak:
tapakulo vrchársky
Swedish:
neblinatapakul
Ukrainian:
тапакуло рудогузий
Chinese:
涅比窜鸟
Chinese (Traditional):
內布里納竄鳥

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Elfin Forest Tapaculo ( Scytalopus altirostris) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Elfin Forest Tapaculo ( Scytalopus altirostris) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Elfin Forest Tapaculo ( Scytalopus altirostris) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Elfin Forest Tapaculo ( Scytalopus altirostris) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021: Neblina Tapaculo ( Scytalopus altirostris) [version 2]
Clements, version 2022: Neblina Tapaculo ( Scytalopus altirostris) [version 2]
Clements, version 2023: Neblina Tapaculo ( Scytalopus altirostris) [version 2]
Clements, version 2024: Neblina Tapaculo ( Scytalopus altirostris) [version 2]
eBird version 2021: Neblina Tapaculo ( Scytalopus altirostris) [version 2]
eBird version 2022: Neblina Tapaculo ( Scytalopus altirostris) [version 2]
eBird version 2023: Neblina Tapaculo ( Scytalopus altirostris) [version 2]
eBird version 2024: Neblina Tapaculo ( Scytalopus altirostris) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Neblina Tapaculo ( Scytalopus altirostris) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Neblina Tapaculo ( Scytalopus altirostris) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Neblina Tapaculo ( Scytalopus altirostris) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Neblina Tapaculo ( Scytalopus altirostris) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Neblina Tapaculo ( Scytalopus altirostris) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Neblina Tapaculo ( Scytalopus altirostris) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Neblina Tapaculo ( Scytalopus altirostris) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Neblina Tapaculo ( Scytalopus altirostris) [version 2]
South American Classification Committee (24/08/2021): Neblina Tapaculo ( Scytalopus altirostris) [version 2]
South American Classification Committee (24/07/2022): Neblina Tapaculo ( Scytalopus altirostris) [version 2]
South American Classification Committee (28/09/2023): Neblina Tapaculo ( Scytalopus altirostris) [version 2]
South American Classification Committee (27/07/2024): Neblina Tapaculo ( Scytalopus altirostris) [version 2]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Scytalopus [altirostris or krabbei] (sensu lato) by some authors

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