The Diamantina Tapaculo (Scytalopus diamantinensis) is a species of 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...

 in the Rhinocryptidae family. It was described as a new species

Bird species new to science described in the 2000s

This page details the bird species described as new to science in the years 2000 to 2010:-Number of species described per year:-Countries with high numbers of newly described species:* Brazil* Colombia* Peru* Indonesia-2000:...

 in 2007, and is endemic to Chapada Diamantina

Chapada Diamantina

Chapada Diamantina is a region of Bahia state, in the Northeast of Brazil.The Chapada Diamantina has a dramatic landscape with high plains, table-top mesas, and steep cliffs or towers known as 'tepuy.' Before the arrival of the Portuguese in the 19th century, the only local inhabitants of the...

 in Bahia

Bahia

Bahia is one of the 26 states of Brazil, and is located in the northeastern part of the country on the Atlantic coast. It is the fourth most populous Brazilian state after São Paulo, Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro, and the fifth-largest in size...

, Brazil

Brazil

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. In the same region, another species, the Sincorá Antwren

Sincorá Antwren

The Sincorá Antwren is a small passerine bird of the genus Formicivora in the family Thamnophilidae, the typical antbirds. It is endemic to a small area of eastern Brazil. The bird was not described as a new species until 2007...

, was described in 2007. The Diamantina Tapaculo is closely related to the very similar Espinhaço Tapaculo and Planalto Tapaculo

Planalto Tapaculo

The Planalto Tapaculo is a small passerine bird belonging to the genus Scytalopus, a genus of tapaculos. It was previously included in the Mouse-coloured Tapaculo but was described as a new species in 2005 based on differences in plumage and vocalizations.It is about 12 cm long and weighs...

. The three differ mainly by their calls.