Chucao Tapaculo
Scelorchilus rubecula(Kittlitz, FH, 1830)
English (US) Chucao Tapaculo
The Chucao Tapaculo (Scelorchilus rubecula) 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
- Scelorchilus rubecula
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Chucao Tapaculo
- Described by
- (Kittlitz, FH, 1830)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Scelorchilus rubecula rubecula
- Scelorchilus rubecula mochae
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Pteroptochos Rubecula
- Described by
- (Kittlitz, FH, 1830)
- Type locality
- Concepcion, Chile.
- Original description
- Mémoires de l'Académie Impériale des Sciences de St. Pétersbourg 1(1831) p.179 pl.2
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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