Silvery-fronted Tapaculo
Scytalopus argentifronsRidgway, R, 1891
English (US) Silvery-fronted Tapaculo
The Silvery-fronted Tapaculo (Scytalopus argentifrons) 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
- Scytalopus argentifrons
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Silvery-fronted Tapaculo
- Described by
- Ridgway, R, 1891
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Scytalopus argentifrons argentifrons
- Scytalopus argentifrons chiriquensis
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Ridgway, R, 1891
- Type locality
- Volcan de Irazu, Costa Rica.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the United States National Museum 14, no.869 p.475
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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