Mérida Tapaculo

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Mérida Tapaculo
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Rhinocryptidae
Genus: Scytalopus
Species: S. meridanus
Binomial name
Scytalopus meridanus
Hellmayr, 1922

The Mérida Tapaculo (Scytalopus meridanus) is a species of bird in the Rhinocryptidae family. It is found in Colombia and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.

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