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Large-footed Tapaculo
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Large-footed Tapaculo
Scytalopus macropus
The large-footed tapaculo (Scytalopus macropus) is a species of bird in the Rhinocryptidae family. It is endemic to Peru.
From the article Large-footed tapaculo on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
The large-footed tapaculo is 14 cm (5.5 in) long. Males weigh 36 to 43 g (1.3 to 1.5 oz) and two females weighed 32 and 32.5 g (1.13 and 1.15 oz). It is the largest species of genus Scytalopus. The adult is uniformly very dark gray. The juvenile is paler than the adult, but still dark gray. The feathers of the juvenile's upperparts are tipped with dark brown and those of the underparts with buff or off-white.
Range & habitat
The large-footed tapaculo is found only in the central Andes of Peru, from southern Amazonas Department south to Junín Department. It primarily inhabits mossy undergrowth along streams in elfin forest and cloud forest. It ranges in elevation from 2,400 to 3,500 m (7,900 to 11,500 ft).
Wikipedia: “Distribution and habitat”
What it does
No information has been published about the large-footed tapaculo's diet or its foraging and breeding behaviors. The large-footed tapaculo's song is "a monotonous series of...notes...usually terminating with a different (normally higher) note." [1].
Wikipedia: “Behavior”
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Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 14750.