A taxonomic revision of the Paramo Tapaculo Scytalopus canus Chapman (Aves: Rhinocryptidae), with description of a new subspecies from Ecuador and Peru

Zootaxa

Volumn , Issue 2354, 2010, Pages 56-66

  Krabbe, Niels ^a   Cadena, Carlos Daniel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Andes; Colombia; Scytalopus; Species limits; Suboscines; Tapaculo

Indexed keywords

AVES; RHINOCRYPTIDAE; SCYTALOPUS; SCYTALOPUS CANUS; TYRANNI;

EID: 77953815585     PISSN: 11755326     EISSN: 11755334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2354.1.5     Document Type: Article

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