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Trilling Tapaculo
The trilling tapaculo (''Scytalopus parvirostris'') is a species of bird in the family Rhinocryptidae. It is found in Bolivia and Peru. Taxonomy and systematics The trilling tapaculo was previously considered a subspecies of unicolored tapaculo (''Scytalopus unicolor'') but was elevated to species status based on differences in their vocalizations. Though it is monophyletic, there are song variations in different parts of its range that suggest that there might be undefined subspecies.Krabbe, N. and Schulenberg, T.S. (1997). Species limits and natural history of ''Scytalopus'' tapaculos (Rhinocryptidae), with descriptions of the Ecuadorian taxa, including three new species. Pp. 46–88 in: Remsen (1997)Remsen, J. V., Jr., J. I. Areta, E. Bonaccorso, S. Claramunt, A. Jaramillo, D. F. Lane, J. F. Pacheco, M. B. Robbins, F. G. Stiles, and K. J. Zimmer. Version 19 January 2021. A classification of the bird species of South America. American Ornithological Society. https://www.muse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Todd Zimmer
John Todd Zimmer (February 28, 1889 in Bridgeport, Ohio – January 6, 1957 in White Plains, New York) was a leading American ornithologist. A graduate of University of Nebraska-Lincoln, he took an early interest in both entomology and ornithology. From 1913 he worked as an agricultural adviser in the Philippines and later New Guinea, during which time he made important collections of bird specimens. After his return to America he joined the staff of the Field Museum of Natural History, in which role he compiled a ''Catalog of the Ayer Ornithological Library'', and participated in expeditions to Africa and Peru. In 1930 Frank Chapman recruited him as Associate Curator of Birds at the American Museum of Natural History in New York, where he remained for the rest of his life. He made systematic revisions of the taxonomy of the birds of Peru and their relatives in other parts of South America, and in his later years combined this with studies of New World flycatchers, preparing the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |