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] The South American Classification Committee of the American Ornithological Society accepted it as a new species in July 2020.[2]

White-winged tapaculo
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
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]

As of January 2021, the most recent version of the Clements taxonomy does not include it, but the International Ornithological Congress (IOC) does.[3][4]

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]

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.
  2. Remsen, J. V., Jr., J. I. Areta, E. Bonaccorso, S. Claramunt, A. Jaramillo, J. F. Pacheco, C. Ribas, M. B. Robbins, F. G. Stiles, D. F. Stotz, and K. J. Zimmer. Version 28 July 2020. A classification of the bird species of South America. American Ornithological Society. http://www.museum.lsu.edu/~Remsen/SACCBaseline.htm retrieved October 20, 2020
  3. Gill, F.; Donsker, D.; Rasmussen, P. (July 2020). "IOC World Bird List (v 10.2)". Retrieved July 15, 2020.
  4. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/ Retrieved August 15, 2019
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