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Sound Sleuthing: Listen to These Two Tapaculo Songs

December 10, 2020
The abbreviated churrs of the White-crowned Tapaculo sound very different from the rolling chirps of the Rufous-vented Tapaculo. These two species look quite similar and were initially considered a single species. Recording credits: White-crowned Tapaculo by Andrew Spencer/Macaulay Library; Rufous-vented Tapaculo by Nick Athanas/Macaulay Library.

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