Boa Nova Tapaculo
Scytalopus gonzagai
Small, uncommon, shy tapaculo. Described only in 2014, but its populations are already threatened and declining. Inhabits dense, dark low vegetation of humid, montane evergreen forests, generally primary forests, especially in areas with bamboo outcrops. Most often detected by its voice, a long-continued series of downslurred nasal notes given at a pace of about 4/second.
Taxonomy
- Scientific name
- Scytalopus gonzagai
- Authority
- Maurício, Belmonte-Lopes, Pacheco, Silveira, Whitney & Bornschein, 2014
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Rhinocryptidae
- Genus
- Scytalopus
Range and habitat
- Migration
- Resident species
Conservation
- Population trend
- declining
Photos
Distribution
Bird Calls
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Odd and distinctive thrush. Note the gray head, pale eye, rufous back, and black mark outlining the throat. Found locally in thickets within palm savanna. Distinctive song consists of an emphatic series of airy, wailing notes. Also gives chattering and rasping calls. Spotted Morning-Thrush is similar, but Collared is separated by its pale eye, bright rufous back, and lack of spotting below. Somewhat similar to nightingales and scrub-robins, but easily separated by its black throat markings.
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