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Ash colored tapaculo

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Genus
  
Myornis Chapman, 1915

Phylum
  
Chordata

Rank
  
Species

Family
  
Rhinocryptidae

Scientific name
  
Myornis senilis

Higher classification
  
Myornis

Order
  
Passerine

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Similar
  
Blackish tapaculo, Rusty‑belted tapaculo, Paramo Tapaculo, Caracas tapaculo, Unicolored tapaculo

The ash-colored tapaculo (Myornis senilis) is a tapaculo species. Placed in the monotypic genus Myornis, its affiliations are not well-determined; provisionally it is placed with the other tapaculos in the family Formicariidae.

It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

References

Ash-colored tapaculo Wikipedia