Avibase: Acropternis orthonyx infuscatus (Ocellated Tapaculo (infuscatus))

Ocellated Tapaculo (infuscatus)

Acropternis orthonyx infuscatus Salvadori, AT; Festa, E 1899

Classification

Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Rhinocryptidae
Genus:
   Acropternis
Scientific:
  Acropternis orthonyx infuscatus

Original description

Citation:
Salvadori, AT; Festa, E 1899

Reference:
Boll. Mus. Zool. Anat. Comp. R. Univ. Torino 14, no.362 p.34

Protonym:
Acropternis infuscatus

Type locality:
Frutillas and Lloa, Ecuador.

Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/43047#page/214/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
BA4EB13361D43926

Avibase ID:
avibase-BA4EB133

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/BA4EB133

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 918477

Geographic range:

Acropternis orthonyx infuscatus: Andes of eastern Ecuador and far northwestern Peru (southern Amazonas)

Source: Clements checklist

English:
Ocellated Tapaculo (infuscatus)
French:
Mérulaxe ocellé (infuscatus)

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Ocellated Tapaculo (infuscatus) ( Acropternis orthonyx infuscatus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Ocellated Tapaculo (infuscatus) ( Acropternis orthonyx infuscatus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Ocellated Tapaculo (infuscatus) ( Acropternis orthonyx infuscatus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Ocellated Tapaculo (infuscatus) ( Acropternis orthonyx infuscatus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Ocellated Tapaculo (infuscatus) ( Acropternis orthonyx infuscatus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Ocellated Tapaculo (infuscatus) ( Acropternis orthonyx infuscatus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Ocellated Tapaculo (infuscatus) ( Acropternis orthonyx infuscatus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Ocellated Tapaculo (infuscatus) ( Acropternis orthonyx infuscatus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Ocellated Tapaculo (infuscatus) ( Acropternis orthonyx infuscatus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Ocellated Tapaculo (infuscatus) ( Acropternis orthonyx infuscatus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Ocellated Tapaculo (infuscatus) ( Acropternis orthonyx infuscatus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Ocellated Tapaculo (infuscatus) ( Acropternis orthonyx infuscatus)
Avilist 2025: Acropternis orthonyx infuscatus [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Acropternis orthonyx infuscatus [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Acropternis orthonyx infuscatus [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Acropternis orthonyx infuscatus [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Acropternis orthonyx infuscatus [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Acropternis orthonyx infuscatus [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Acropternis orthonyx infuscatus [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025): Acropternis orthonyx infuscatus [version 1]
Clements, version 2021: Acropternis orthonyx infuscatus [version 1]
Clements, version 2022: Acropternis orthonyx infuscatus [version 1]
Clements, version 2023: Acropternis orthonyx infuscatus [version 1]
Clements, version 2024: Acropternis orthonyx infuscatus [version 1]
Clements, version 2025: Acropternis orthonyx infuscatus [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published): Acropternis orthonyx infuscata [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Acropternis orthonyx infuscata [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Acropternis orthonyx infuscata [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Acropternis orthonyx infuscata [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Acropternis orthonyx infuscata [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Acropternis orthonyx infuscata [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Acropternis orthonyx infuscata [version 1]
Clements 6th edition: Acropternis orthonyx infuscatus [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Acropternis orthonyx infuscatus [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Acropternis orthonyx infuscatus [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Acropternis orthonyx infuscatus [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Acropternis orthonyx infuscatus [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Acropternis orthonyx infuscatus [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Acropternis orthonyx infuscatus [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Acropternis orthonyx infuscatus [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Acropternis orthonyx infuscatus [version 1]
Clements, version 2015: Acropternis orthonyx infuscatus [version 1]
Clements, version 2016: Acropternis orthonyx infuscatus [version 1]
Clements, version 2017: Acropternis orthonyx infuscatus [version 1]
Clements, version 2018: Acropternis orthonyx infuscatus [version 1]
Clements, version 2019: Acropternis orthonyx infuscatus [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Acropternis orthonyx infuscata [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Acropternis orthonyx infuscatus [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Acropternis orthonyx infuscatus [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Acropternis orthonyx infuscatus [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Acropternis orthonyx infuscatus [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Acropternis orthonyx infuscatus [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Acropternis orthonyx infuscatus [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Acropternis orthonyx infuscatus [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Acropternis orthonyx infuscatus [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Acropternis orthonyx infuscatus [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Acropternis orthonyx infuscatus [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Acropternis orthonyx infuscatus [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Acropternis orthonyx infuscatus [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Acropternis orthonyx infuscatus [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Acropternis orthonyx infuscatus [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Acropternis orthonyx infuscatus [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Acropternis orthonyx infuscatus [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Acropternis orthonyx infuscatus [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Acropternis orthonyx infuscatus [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Acropternis orthonyx infuscatus [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Acropternis orthonyx infuscatus [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Acropternis orthonyx infuscatus [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Acropternis orthonyx infuscatus [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Acropternis orthonyx infuscatus [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Acropternis orthonyx infuscatus [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Acropternis orthonyx infuscatus [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Acropternis orthonyx infuscatus [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Acropternis orthonyx infuscatus [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Acropternis orthonyx infuscatus [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Acropternis orthonyx infuscatus [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Acropternis orthonyx infuscatus [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Acropternis orthonyx infuscatus [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Acropternis orthonyx infuscatus [version 1]
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Acropternis orthonyx infuscatus [version 1]
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Acropternis orthonyx infuscatus [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Acropternis orthonyx infuscatus [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Acropternis orthonyx infuscatus [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Acropternis orthonyx infuscatus [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Acropternis orthonyx infuscatus [version 1]
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Acropternis orthonyx infuscatus [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Acropternis orthonyx infuscatus [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Acropternis orthonyx infuscatus [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Acropternis orthonyx infuscatus [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Acropternis orthonyx infuscatus [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Acropternis orthonyx infuscatus [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Acropternis orthonyx infuscatus [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Acropternis orthonyx infuscatus [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Acropternis orthonyx infuscatus [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 15.2: Acropternis orthonyx infuscatus [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Acropternis orthonyx infuscata [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Acropternis orthonyx infuscata [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Acropternis orthonyx infuscatus [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: subspecies

This taxon is a subspecies of Acropternis orthonyx

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