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Ocellated Tapaculo

Acropternis orthonyx

Classification

Class
Aves

The ocellated tapaculo (Acropternis orthonyx) is a large bird found in the northern Andes in South America. It is a highly distinctive tapaculo; traditionally united with its closest relatives in the Rhinocryptidae, this family is paraphyletic with the Formicariidae (ground-antbirds) but instead of merging the tapaculos with the ground-antbird family, recent sources tend to split the antpittas from the Formicariidae. Description This passerine averages 8.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Peru · 3