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White-browed Tapaculo
Scytalopus superciliaris Cabanis, 1883
Rhinocryptidae — Tapaculos
White-browed Tapaculo, Scytalopus superciliaris, is a passerine of the Rhinocryptidae family that lives in north-western Argentina. It was described by Cabanis in 1883. Its range is confined to Jujuy Province south to northern La Rioja Province, with S. s. santabarbarae probably restricted to the Santa Bárbara Mountains of Jujuy and possibly reaching Salta Province as well. It occupies the undergrowth of Alnus and Polylepis woodland, especially in shaded rocky ravines, at 1,500 to 3,350 m. The nominate bird is marked by a long white supercilium, throat and upper breast.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Rhinocryptidae — Tapaculos
- Breeding range
- South America: nw Argentina
