Brasília tapaculo

Brasília tapaculo
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Rhinocryptidae
Genus: Scytalopus
Species: S. novacapitalis
Binomial name
Scytalopus novacapitalis
Sick, 1958

The Brasília tapaculo (Scytalopus novacapitalis) is a species of bird in the Rhinocryptidae family. It is endemic to Brazil.

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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