Perijá Tapaculo
Scytalopus perijanus
- Near threatened
- Card rarity: Uncommon
- Birds
The Perijá tapaculo is a species of passerine bird in the family Rhinocryptidae (tapaculos). Endemic to the Serranía del Perijá mountain range on the Colombia–Venezuela border, the Perijá tapaculo is found at altitudes of 1,600–3,225 metres. Its body is 10 to 12 centimetres long and its tail is about 4 cm (1.6 in) long. Specimens have long been stored in museums, but the species was described only in 2015 based on sixteen specimens found between July 2008 and February 2009. It is considered vulnerable to extinction.
Classification
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Rhinocryptidae
- Genus
- Scytalopus