The Junin tapaculo is a ''Scytalopus'' tapaculo from Peru. It was discovered in 2008 and described as new species in 2013. It differs from other ''Scytalopus'' species by its song which consisting of a rapidly repeated series of ascending phrases. The species' epithet commemorates Caroline Marie Getty, a granddaughter of J. Paul Getty and nature conservationist, who works for the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation.
Similar species: Perching Birds
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Uploaded Dec 11, 2020. Captured Nov 30, 2020 09:58 in 24A, 12250, Peru.
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The genus Scytalopus is one of the most remarkable examples of bird speciation in the Andes. The species are practically indistinguishable on physical characteristics (in Birds of Peru, there is a single drawing for 4 related species), but they each have strikingly different songs. And since they are functionally flightless, as more attention is being paid to them, it is now being found that there are a lot of species restricted to a single high elevation range. This one is a good example, only discovered in 2008, it's endemic to the department of Junín. Posted 4 years ago