''Eleoscytalopus'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
tapaculo
The tapaculos or tapacolos are a family, Rhinocryptidae, of small suboscine passerine birds, found mainly in South America and with the highest diversity in the Andean regions. Three species ( Chocó, Tacarcuna, and the silvery-fronted) are ...
s found in lowland
Atlantic forest of eastern
Brazil
Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population ...
. Until recently, they were included in the genus ''
Scytalopus
''Scytalopus'' is a genus of small suboscine passerine birds belonging to the tapaculo family (biology), family Rhinocryptidae. They are found in South America, South and Central America from Tierra del Fuego to Costa Rica, but are absent from th ...
'', but the two species are actually closer to the
bristlefronts (genus ''
Merulaxis''). Unlike the members of the genus ''Scytalopus'', the members of ''Eleoscytalopus'' have largely white underparts and bluish-grey upperparts. The voices of the members of the two genera also differ.
Species
References
* Maurício, N. M, Mata, H., Bornschein, M. R., Cadena, C. D., Alvarenga, H., & Bonatto, S. L. (2008). ''Hidden generic diversity in Neotropical birds: Molecular and anatomical data support a new genus for the “Scytalopus” indigoticus species-group (Aves: Rhinocryptidae).'' Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 49(1): 125–135.
Bird genera
Rhinocryptidae
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