Brasilia Tapaculo Scytalopus novacapitalis | ||||
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Serra da Canastra, Minas Gerais, Brazil April 2001 and October 2022 The Brasilia Tapaculo was discovered in 1957 by Helmut Sick when Brazil's new capital, Brasilia, was under construction. It has subsequently been found in a few other sites but is endemic to a small area of Minas Gerais, Goiás and the Distrito Federal. It is classified as Endangered It is found in the damp undergrowth of gallery forest. |
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The Brasilia Tapaculo has dark grey upperparts and whitish underparts with a pale grey throat and breast and
rufous thighs and flanks. Its legs are yellowish-pink.
Like all tapaculos, they are very difficult to see as they scurry about in the undergrowth. Fortunately, it sings and responds to tape playback but it was not such a "cinch" for me as is suggested in the site notes. They seem to be inexpert fliers. |
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