LC
White-browed Tapaculo Scytalopus superciliaris



Taxonomy

Taxonomic note

Taxonomic source(s)
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A., Fishpool, L.D.C., Boesman, P. and Kirwan, G.M. 2016. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 2: Passerines. Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.
SACC. 2006. A classification of the bird species of South America. Available at: #http://www.museum.lsu.edu/~Remsen/SACCBaseline.html#.
SACC. 2006. A classification of the bird species of South America. Available at: #http://www.museum.lsu.edu/~Remsen/SACCBaseline.htm#.

IUCN Red List criteria met and history
Red List criteria met
Critically Endangered Endangered Vulnerable
- - -

Red List history
Year Category Criteria
2016 Least Concern
2012 Least Concern
2009 Least Concern
2008 Least Concern
2004 Least Concern
2000 Lower Risk/Least Concern
1994 Lower Risk/Least Concern
1988 Lower Risk/Least Concern
Species attributes

Migratory status not a migrant Forest dependency high
Land-mass type Average mass 18 g
Range

Estimate Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident) 56,800 km2 medium
Severely fragmented? no -
Population
Estimate Data quality Derivation Year of estimate
Population size unknown - - -
Population trend stable - suspected -
Generation length 3.2 years - - -

Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but the species is described as fairly common (del Hoyo et al. 2003).

Trend justification: This population is suspected to be stable in the absence of evidence for any declines or substantial threats.


Country/territory distribution
Country/Territory Presence Origin Resident Breeding visitor Non-breeding visitor Passage migrant
Argentina extant native yes
Bolivia extant native yes

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)
Country/Territory IBA Name
Bolivia Bosque de Polylepis de Mina Elba
Argentina Parque Nacional El Rey
Argentina El Fuerte y Santa Clara
Argentina Sierra de San Javier
Argentina Parque Nacional Campo de los Alisos
Argentina Río Los Sosa
Argentina Cuesta del Clavillo
Argentina Parque Provincial La Florida
Argentina Trancas
Argentina Parque Provincial Los Ñuñorcos y Reserva Natural Quebrada del Portugués
Argentina Reserva Provincial Santa Ana
Argentina Cuesta del Totoral
Argentina Cuesta de las Higuerillas

Habitats & altitude
Habitat (level 1) Habitat (level 2) Importance Occurrence
Forest Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane major resident
Altitude 1500 - 3350 m Occasional altitudinal limits  

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Species factsheet: Scytalopus superciliaris. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/white-browed-tapaculo-scytalopus-superciliaris on 03/12/2023.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2023) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from http://datazone.birdlife.org on 03/12/2023.