Merida Tapaculo
Scytalopus meridanusHellmayr, CE, 1922
English (US) Merida Tapaculo
The Merida Tapaculo (Scytalopus meridanus) 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 meridanus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Merida Tapaculo
- Described by
- Hellmayr, CE, 1922
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Scytalopus meridanus meridanus
- Scytalopus meridanus fuscicauda
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Scytalopus latebricola meridanus
- Described by
- Hellmayr, CE, 1922
- Type locality
- Culata, 4000 meters, Andes of Merida, Venezuela.
- Original description
- Ornithologische Monatsberichte 30 p.58
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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