Eleoscytalopus

Eleoscytalopus is a genus of tapaculos found in lowland Atlantic forest of eastern Brazil. Until recently, they were included in the genus Scytalopus, but the two species are actually closer to the bristlefronts (genus Merulaxis). Unlike the members of the genus Scytalopus, the members of Eleoscytalopus have largely white underparts and bluish-grey upperparts. The voices of the members of the two genera also differ.

Eleoscytalopus
White-breasted tapaculo (Eleoscytalopus indigoticus)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Rhinocryptidae
Genus: Eleoscytalopus
Maurício, Mata, Bornschein, Cadena, Alvarenga & Bonatto, 2008
Type species
Myiothera indigotica[1]
zu Wied, 1831
Species

Eleoscytalopus indigoticus Eleoscytalopus psychopompus

Species

ImageScientific nameCommon NameDistribution
Eleoscytalopus indigoticusWhite-breasted tapaculoAtlantic forest in south-eastern Brazil.
Eleoscytalopus psychopompusBahia tapaculoAtlantic forests in Bahia, Brazil

References

  1. "Rhinocryptidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
  • Maurício, N. M, Mata, H., Bornschein, M. R., Cadena, C. D., Alvarenga, H., & Bonatto, S. L. (2008). Hidden generic diversity in Neotropical birds: Molecular and anatomical data support a new genus for the “Scytalopus” indigoticus species-group (Aves: Rhinocryptidae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 49(1): 125–135.


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