Scelorchilus

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Scelorchilus
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Chucao tapaculo (Scelorchilus rubecula)
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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 nameScientific name and subspeciesRangeSize and ecologyIUCN status and estimated population
White-throated tapaculo [2]

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Scelorchilus albicollis
(Kittlitz, 1830)
Chile.
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Chucao tapaculo [3]

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Scelorchilus rubecula
(Kittlitz, 1830)

Two subspecies
  • S. r. rubecula.
  • S. r. mochae
Chile and Argentina
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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.