Junin Tapaculo (Scytalopus gettyae)
About the Junin Tapaculo
The Junin tapaculo (Scytalopus gettyae) is a Scytalopus tapaculo from Peru. It was discovered in 2008 and described as new species in 2013. It differs from other Scytalopus species by its song which consisting of a rapidly repeated series of ascending phrases. The species' epithet commemorates Caroline Marie Getty, a granddaughter of J. Paul Getty and nature conservationist, who works for the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF).
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 30 recordings for this species: 20 CC BY-NC-ND · 10 CC BY-NC-SA. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
As soon as someone uploads a freely licensed recording, we mirror it and the player appears here.
Listed as recorded in Peru in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Ampay TapaculoScytalopus whitneyirecording
- Blackish TapaculoScytalopus latransrecording
- Choco TapaculoScytalopus chocoensisrecording
- Chusquea TapaculoScytalopus parkerirecording
- El Oro TapaculoScytalopus robbinsirecording
- Loja TapaculoScytalopus androstictusrecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.