Zimmer's tapaculo

Zimmer's tapaculo (Scytalopus zimmeri) is a species of passerine bird in the family Rhinocryptidae. It is found in the Southern Andean Yungas.

Zimmer's tapaculo

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Rhinocryptidae
Genus: Scytalopus
Species:
S. zimmeri
Binomial name
Scytalopus zimmeri

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, and rocky areas.

Its name commemorates American ornithologist John Todd Zimmer.

It is terrestrial and prefers to run rather than fly.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Scytalopus zimmeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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