The rock tapaculo or Espinhaço tapaculo is a species of bird in the family Rhinocryptidae. It is endemic to altitudes of 900–2,100 metres (3,000–6,900 ft) in the central and southern Espinhaço Mountains, and the Mantiqueira Mountains in Minas Gerais, Brazil, though it may also occur in adjacent parts of Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo. It is found in shrubby and grassy habitats in rocky regions, and in elfin and cloud forest. It closely resembles the Diamantina tapaculo and Planalto tapaculo in appearance and voice. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
Whitney, BM; Vasconcelos, MF; Silveira, LF; Pacheco, JF 2010
Reference:
Rev. Brasil. Orn.
18 (2) 73–88.
Protonym:
Scytalopus petrophilus
Avibase ID:
71C03400E18ECD16
Avibase ID:
avibase-71C03400
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/71C03400
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 916885
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Rock Tapaculo ( Scytalopus petrophilus) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Rock Tapaculo ( Scytalopus petrophilus) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Rock Tapaculo ( Scytalopus petrophilus) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Rock Tapaculo ( Scytalopus petrophilus) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Rock Tapaculo ( Scytalopus petrophilus) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Rock Tapaculo ( Scytalopus petrophilus) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Rock Tapaculo ( Scytalopus petrophilus) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Rock Tapaculo ( Scytalopus petrophilus) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Rock Tapaculo ( Scytalopus petrophilus) |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Rock Tapaculo ( Scytalopus petrophilus) |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Rock Tapaculo ( Scytalopus petrophilus) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Rock Tapaculo ( Scytalopus petrophilus) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Rock Tapaculo ( Scytalopus petrophilus) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Rock Tapaculo ( Scytalopus petrophilus) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Rock Tapaculo ( Scytalopus petrophilus) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Rock Tapaculo ( Scytalopus petrophilus) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Rock Tapaculo ( Scytalopus petrophilus) |
Clements, version 2021: Rock Tapaculo ( Scytalopus petrophilus) |
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Rock Tapaculo ( Scytalopus petrophilus) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Rock Tapaculo ( Scytalopus petrophilus) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Rock Tapaculo ( Scytalopus petrophilus) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Rock Tapaculo ( Scytalopus petrophilus) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Rock Tapaculo ( Scytalopus petrophilus) |
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South American Classification Committee (8/08/2011): Rock Tapaculo ( Scytalopus petrophilus) |
South American Classification Committee (8/02/2012): Rock Tapaculo ( Scytalopus petrophilus) |
South American Classification Committee (4/09/2012): Rock Tapaculo ( Scytalopus petrophilus) |
South American Classification Committee (17/03/2013): Rock Tapaculo ( Scytalopus petrophilus) |
South American Classification Committee (9/02/2014): Rock Tapaculo ( Scytalopus petrophilus) |
South American Classification Committee (16/02/2015): Rock Tapaculo ( Scytalopus petrophilus) |
South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016): Rock Tapaculo ( Scytalopus petrophilus) |
South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017): Rock Tapaculo ( Scytalopus petrophilus) |
South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018): Rock Tapaculo ( Scytalopus petrophilus) |
South American Classification Committee (6/06/2019): Rock Tapaculo ( Scytalopus petrophilus) |
South American Classification Committee (20/02/2020): Rock Tapaculo ( Scytalopus petrophilus) |
South American Classification Committee (8/06/2020): Rock Tapaculo ( Scytalopus petrophilus) |
South American Classification Committee (24/08/2021): Rock Tapaculo ( Scytalopus petrophilus) |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Rock Tapaculo ( Scytalopus petrophilus) |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: Rock Tapaculo ( Scytalopus petrophilus) |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: newly discovered taxon
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