Family Tapaculos (Rhinocryptidae)
Least Concern
Unicolored Tapaculo (Scytalopus unicolor)
Taxonomy
French: Mérulaxe unicolore German: Hellbauchtapaculo Spanish: Churrín unicolor
Taxonomy:
Scytalopus unicolor
Salvin
, 1895,Cajabamba, 9000 feet [c. 2740 m], and Huamachuco, 10,400 feet [c. 3200 m], Peru
.Distribution:
E slope of W Andes of Peru in S Cajamarca and La Libertad.
Descriptive notes
10·5 cm. A fairly small, grey tapaculo. Male is grey to deep grey above, pale to light grey below; rump, flanks and vent sometimes with slight wash of light brownish, wings... read more
Voice
Song of 4–6 notes, first overtone loudest, c. 2·4 kHz, fundamental and higher overtones... read more
Habitat
Dense shrubbery in humid montane forest, at 2000–3170 m.
Food and feeding
No information.
Breeding
No information.
Movements
Probably sedentary.
Status and conservation
Not globally threatened. Fairly common within its very small range. Appears to be tolerant of disturbance. Habitat of dense shrubbery is, however, uncommon and strongly... read more
Formerly treated as including both S. latrans and S. parvirostris, but vocalizations differ. Monotypic.