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Scytalopus speluncae

Mouse-colored Tapaculo


Scytalopus speluncae

(Ménétries, É, 1835)
Churrín Plomizo
Tapaculo-preto
Family: Rhinocryptidae
Order: Passeriformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Synonyms: Malacorhynchus speluncae.




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Records from São Francisco de Paula

Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern


Description


A new species of Scytalopus has been described for southern Brazil and Misiones, Argentina, called Scytalopus pachecoi (Maurício, 2005), making S. speluncae endemic to Brazil.

S. pachecoi went unnoticed for a long time, and the separation is based on differences in vocalization (the frequency of note emissions in its song vocalization, different contact calls), distinct plumage in its life stages, and sympatry, as both species coexist in southern Brazil.

Author of this compilation: Jorge La Grotteria

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Photography ID: 387773
  Adult
São Francisco de Paula
Rio Grande do Sul
Brazil
02/03/2020
Caio Belleza



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
121090503/02/2020BrazilRio Grande do SulSão Francisco de PaulaCaio Belleza
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Related bibliography


Artículo Maurício, G. N. 2005. Taxonomy of southern populations in the Scytalopus speluncae group, with description of a new species and remarks on the systematics and biogeography of the complex (Passeriformes: Rhinocryptidae). Ararajuba 13 (1): 7-28.



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Recommended citation
Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Mouse-colored Tapaculo (Scytalopus speluncae) – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 18/09/2026.