Birds of Peru

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Genus: Myornis (1 species, 1 worldwide)


Ash-colored Tapaculo (Myornis senilis) Rio Blanco Ecological Reserve, Manizales, Caldas, Colombia
Photograph by Tom Friedel © All Rights Reserved.

An especially difficult Tapaculo to see. Note the start/stop call compared to continuous call of Spillmann's Tapaculo. Note long tail for tapaculo. Immature light brown and without bars (Ridgely).

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Experimental sites:       Peru       Venezuela       The World       Brazil       Bolivia
Really Experimental sites:       Guyana       Cuba