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Junin Tapaculo
Scytalopus gettyae Hosner, Robbins, Valqui & Peterson, 2013
Rhinocryptidae — Tapaculos
Junin Tapaculo, Scytalopus gettyae, is a tapaculo of central Peru in South America, placed in the family Rhinocryptidae. It was described in 2013 by Hosner, Robbins, Valqui and Peterson. Its main distinguishing feature is its song, made up of a fast sequence of rising phrases. The bird was first found in 2008. Its name honours Caroline Marie Getty, a conservationist linked to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation. The known range is limited to two localities in a single drainage, about 5 kilometres apart.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Rhinocryptidae — Tapaculos
- Breeding range
- South America: c Peru
