White-crowned Tapaculo
Scytalopus atratusHellmayr, CE, 1922
English (US) White-crowned Tapaculo
The White-crowned Tapaculo (Scytalopus atratus) 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 atratus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- White-crowned Tapaculo
- Described by
- Hellmayr, CE, 1922
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Scytalopus atratus nigricans
- Scytalopus atratus atratus
- Scytalopus atratus confusus
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Hellmayr, CE, 1922
- Type locality
- Rio Negro, Boyaca, Colombia.
- Original description
- Ornithologische Monatsberichte 30 p.54
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Ampay Tapaculo
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Scytalopus frankeae
Neblina Tapaculo
Scytalopus altirostris
Trilling Tapaculo
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Bolivian Tapaculo
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Santa Marta Tapaculo
Scytalopus sanctaemartae
Long-tailed Tapaculo
Scytalopus micropterus
Rufous-vented Tapaculo
Scytalopus femoralis
Utcubamba Tapaculo
Scytalopus intermedius
Large-footed Tapaculo
Scytalopus macropus
Junin Tapaculo
Scytalopus gettyae
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