Scelorchilus

Scelorchilus
Chucao tapaculo (Scelorchilus rubecula)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Rhinocryptidae
Genus: Scelorchilus
Oberholser, 1923
Type species
Pteroptochus rubecula[1]
von Kittlitz, 1830

Scelorchilus is a genus of bird in the family Rhinocryptidae.

Species

It contains the following species:

Genus Scelorchilus – Oberholser, 1923 – two species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
White-throated tapaculo[2]

Scelorchilus albicollis
(Kittlitz, 1830) 		Chile.
Map of range 		Size:

Habitat:

Diet: 		 LC 


Chucao tapaculo[3]

Scelorchilus rubecula
(Kittlitz, 1830)

Two subspecies
  • S. r. rubecula.
  • S. r. mochae
Chile and Argentina
Map of range 		Size:

Habitat:

Diet: 		 LC 



References

  1. ^ "Rhinocryptidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
  2. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Scelorchilus albicollis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22703434A93922860. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22703434A93922860.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  3. ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Scelorchilus rubecula". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22703437A130329453. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22703437A130329453.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.


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