Slaty Bristlefront
Encyclopedia
The Slaty Bristlefront, Merulaxis ater, is a member of the tapaculo
s, the Neotropical bird
family
Rhinocryptidae.
It inhabits the forests of south-east Brazil
. It is currently becoming rare due to habitat loss, especially to the lowland forests.
Tapaculo
The tapaculos are a group of small suboscine passeriform birds with numerous species, found mainly in South America and with the highest diversity in the Andean regions...
s, the Neotropical bird
Bird
Birds are feathered, winged, bipedal, endothermic , egg-laying, vertebrate animals. Around 10,000 living species and 188 families makes them the most speciose class of tetrapod vertebrates. They inhabit ecosystems across the globe, from the Arctic to the Antarctic. Extant birds range in size from...
family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Rhinocryptidae.
It inhabits the forests of south-east Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
. It is currently becoming rare due to habitat loss, especially to the lowland forests.
