Ash-colored tapaculo
The ash-colored tapaculo ("Myornis senilis") is a species of bird in the family Rhinocryptidae. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Taxonomy and systematics. The ash-colored tapaculo is the only member of its genus and has no subspecies. It has sometimes been placed in the large genus "Scytalopus". Description. The ash-colored tapaculo is long. Males weigh and females . The adult's upper parts are medium gray and the underparts a lighter gray. Some have cinnamon on the flanks and crissum. The juvenile's upper parts are reddish brown and the underparts ochre brown . There are some differences in measurements and the darkness of the plumage between populations on either side of the Andes. Distribution and habitate. The ash-colored tapaculo is found in all three Andean ranges in Colombia and south through Ecuador to Peru's departments of Huánuco and Pasco. It is a bird of high elevations, inhabiting humid montane forests mostly between . It is also found as low as and locally as high as . It prefers dense "Chusquea" bamboo and "Neurolepis" cane thickets in the forest or forest margins. Behavior. Feeding. The ash-colored tapaculo's diet has not been studied . It is known to forage from near the ground up to above it in the bamboo and cane; it seldom forages on the ground. Breeding. Very little is known about the ash-colored tapaculo's breeding phenology. Fledglings have been noted in June in Ecuador and in August in Peru. Vocalization. The ash-colored tapaculo's song is complex. It begins with "tick" repeated irregularly for up to a minute, followed by a three to four second trill described as "hysterical laughter" which is then often repeated . The alarm call is a dry trill. Status. The IUCN has assessed the  ash-colored tapaculo as being of Least Concern. It occupies a large range and the population appears to be stable though its number is not known. It occurs in protected areas in Ecuador.