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Rhinocryptidae

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Also known as Tapaculos

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 found in southern Central America.

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Rhinocryptidae is a family of birds within the order Passeriformes, commonly known as tapakulofamilien. This taxon belongs to the class Aves and phylum Chordata in the kingdom Animalia. The family is governed by the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature and was described in the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition.

The taxon range for Rhinocryptidae is Brazil. Records from iDigBio indicate the presence of this family in Chile, Peru, and Ecuador, with specimens held by institutions including MSU, CLO, TTU, MNHN, and UCLA. The family has 495,873 occurrences recorded in GBIF and 7 records in iDigBio, which includes 13 media items.

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Species

FAMILY

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassAves
  4. OrderPasseriformes
  5. FamilyRhinocryptidae
Observations recorded495,873

オタテドリ科 (オタテドリか、Rhinocryptidae) は、鳥類スズメ目の科である。 オタテドリ(尾立鳥)と呼ばれる 。

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
7
With media
13
Family
Rhinocryptidae
Collections
MSU, CLO, TTU, MNHN, UCLA
Recorded in
Chile, Peru, Ecuador, Chili

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
passerines
Image
Ocellated Tapaculo (Acropternis orthonyx).jpg
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taxon rank
family
taxon name
Rhinocryptidae
Commons category
Rhinocryptidae
topic's main category
Category:Rhinocryptidae
Commons gallery
Rhinocryptidae
taxon range
Brazil
taxon common name
tapakulofamilien
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Encyclopedic overview

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  • Description
  • Status and conservation
  • Taxonomy
  • References
  • Cited sources
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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 found in southern Central America.

==Description==

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Rhinocryptidae” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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