White-winged tapaculo

The white-winged tapaculo (Scytalopus krabbei) is a species of bird in the family Rhinocryptidae. It was described in 2020 as one of three new species in a species complex among Scytalopus birds inhabiting the Peruvian Andes.[1]

White-winged tapaculo
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Rhinocryptidae
Genus: Scytalopus
Species:
S. krabbei
Binomial name
Scytalopus krabbei
Schulenberg, Lane, Spencer, Angulo & Cadena, 2020

Taxonomy and systematics

It is named in honor of Niels Krabbe.[1]

Distribution and habitat

The species has been recorded from 5 localities in 3 areas of the north-central Peruvian Central Andes. It is also probably present along the eastern slope of the Andes north of Rio Huallaga. It has been recorded at elevations of 2,775 to 3,500 m, but mainly inhabits altitudes of 2,900 to 3,100 m.[1]

It inhabits wet shrub forest and upper montane forest.[1]

Description

It looks very similar to other species in the genus Scytalopus, but has distinctive small white wing patches that are formed by the white outer webs of the outer 2 or 3 greater primary coverts.[1]

Conservation

The species is common throughout appropriate habitat in its range.[1]

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References
  1. Krabbe, Niels K.; Schulenberg, Thomas S.; Hosner, Peter A.; Rosenberg, Kenneth V.; Davis, Tristan J.; Rosenberg, Gary H.; Lane, Daniel F.; Andersen, Michael J.; Robbins, Mark B.; Cadena, Carlos Daniel; Valqui, Thomas (2020-04-05). "Untangling cryptic diversity in the High Andes: Revision of the Scytalopus [magellanicus] complex (Rhinocryptidae) in Peru reveals three new species". The Auk. 137 (2). doi:10.1093/auk/ukaa003. ISSN 0004-8038.
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