Eleoscytalopus

Eleoscytalopus
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White-breasted Tapaculo
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Formicariidae
Genus:	Eleoscytalopus Maurício, Mata, Bornschein, Cadena, Alvarenga & Bonatto, 2008
Species
Eleoscytalopus indigoticus Eleoscytalopus psychopompus

Eleoscytalopus is a genus of tapaculos found in lowland Atlantic forest of eastern Brazil. Until recently, they were included in the genus Scytalopus, 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

• White-breasted Tapaculo (Eleoscytalopus indigoticus).
• Bahia Tapaculo (Eleoscytalopus psychopompus).

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.

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This article is part of Project Bird Genera, a All Birds project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each genus, including made-up genera.