Ocellated Tapaculo
Acropternis orthonyx(de Lafresnaye, NFAA, 1843)
English (US) Ocellated Tapaculo
The Ocellated Tapaculo (Acropternis orthonyx) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Rhinocryptidae (Tapaculos) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Acropternis orthonyx
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Ocellated Tapaculo
- Described by
- (de Lafresnaye, NFAA, 1843)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Acropternis orthonyx orthonyx
- Acropternis orthonyx infuscatus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Merulaxis orthonyx
- Described by
- (de Lafresnaye, NFAA, 1843)
- Type locality
- Colombia.
- Original description
- Revue Zoologique, par la Société Cuvierienne 6 p.131
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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