Scytalopus opacus

Scytalopus opacus, Colombia

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Formicaroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Craniata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Archosauromorpha Cladus: Crurotarsi Divisio: Archosauria Subsectio: Ornithodira Subtaxon: Dinosauromorpha Cladus: Dracohors Cladus: Dinosauria Ordo: Saurischia Cladus: Theropoda Cladus: Neotheropoda Infraclassis: Aves Ordo: Passeriformes Subordo: Tyranni Infraordo: Tyrannides Parvordo: Furnariida Superfamilia: Formicaroidea

Familia: Rhinocryptidae
Genus: Scytalopus
Species: Scytalopus opacus
Subespecies: S. o. androstictus – S. o. opacus

Name

Scytalopus opacus J.T. Zimmer, 1941

• Holotype: AMNH 180945, adult unknown sex.
• Type locality: Tambillo, Río Upalo, 8000 ft (c. 2440 m), eastern Ecuador.

Synonyms

• Scytalopus magellanicus obscurus J.T. Zimmer, 1939 (protonym)

Combinations

• Scytalopus magellanicus opacus J.T. Zimmer, 1941 (emend.)
• Scytalopus canus opacus J.T. Zimmer, 1941
• Scytalopus opaca J.T. Zimmer, 1941

References

Primary references

• Zimmer, J.T. 1939. Studies of Peruvian Birds N° XXXII. The genus Scytalopus. American Museum Novitates 1044: 1-18. hdl: 2246/4832 Full article (PDF)Reference page.  Original description p. 16
• Zimmer, J.T. 1941. Studies of Peruvian Birds N° XXXVIII. The genera Oreotriccus, Tyrannulus, Acrochordopus, Ornithion, Leptopogon, Mionectes, Pipromorpha, and Pyrocephalus. American Museum Novitates 1126: 1-26. hdl: 2246/4748 Full article (PDF)Reference page.  Corrigenda p. 25

Additional references

• Krabbe, N., & C. D. Cadena. 2010. A taxonomic revision of the Paramo Tapaculo Scytalopus canus Chapman (Aves: Rhinocryptidae), with description of a new subspecies from Ecuador and Peru. Zootaxa 2354: 56–66. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.193541 Full article viewReference page. 

Links

• IUCN: Scytalopus opacus  (Least Concern)

Vernacular names

English: Paramo tapaculo
español: Tapaculo opaco
Nederlands: Páramotapaculo
svenska: páramotapakul

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