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Brasilia Tapaculo Scytalopus novacapitalis



Family: Rhinocryptidae (Tapaculos)

Authority: Sick, 1958

Red List Category

Criteria: B2ab(iii)

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Justification of Red List category
This species is restricted to an Area of Occupancy of 72 km2. Its range is severely fragmented, with continuing decline in area and quality of habitat (MMA 2014). It is therefore listed as Endangered.



Population size: unknown

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 119,000 km2

Country endemic: yes

Attributes
Land-mass type - continent
Realm - Neotropical
IUCN System - Terrestrial

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Brasilia Tapaculo Scytalopus novacapitalis. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/brasilia-tapaculo-scytalopus-novacapitalis on 23/12/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 23/12/2024.