Rock Tapaculo

Overview

Rock Tapaculo (Scytalopus petrophilus) is a species of Tapaculos (Rhinocryptidae) in the order Perching Birds (Passerines).

Scientific Classification

Genus: Scytalopus; binomial: Scytalopus petrophilus; authority: Whitney, de Vasconcelos, Silveira & Pacheco, 2010.

Distribution

Breeding range: South America.

Conservation Status

This taxon is listed as Extant (living) in the IOC World Bird List.

Remarks

Rock Tapaculo S. petrophilus is a newly described species: Whitney et al., 2010. Resolves previous status issues with S. speluncae and S. notorius (Raposo et al. 2006).