Scytalopus Tapaculos
Scytalopus
Scytalopus is a genus of small passerine birds belonging to the tapaculo group. They are found in South and Central America from Tierra del Fuego to Costa Rica, but are absent from the Amazon Basin. They inhabit dense vegetation at or near ground-level and are mainly found in mountainous regions, particularly the Andes. They can be very difficult to see as they run through the undergrowth in a mouse-like fashion.
49 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 49 known species
Magellanic Tapaculo
speciesScytalopus magellanicus
Blackish Tapaculo
speciesScytalopus latrans
Mouse-colored Tapaculo
speciesScytalopus speluncae
Dusky Tapaculo
speciesScytalopus fuscus
Pale-bellied Tapaculo
speciesScytalopus griseicollis
Silvery-fronted Tapaculo
speciesScytalopus argentifrons
Spillmann's Tapaculo
speciesScytalopus spillmanni
White-crowned Tapaculo
speciesScytalopus atratus
Nariño Tapaculo
speciesScytalopus vicinior
White-browed Tapaculo
speciesScytalopus superciliaris
Puna Tapaculo
speciesScytalopus simonsi
Long-tailed Tapaculo
speciesScytalopus micropterus
Rock Tapaculo
speciesScytalopus petrophilus
Santa Marta Tapaculo
speciesScytalopus sanctaemartae
Planalto Tapaculo
speciesScytalopus pachecoi
Brasília Tapaculo
speciesScytalopus novacapitalis
Páramo Tapaculo
speciesScytalopus opacus
Tatamá Tapaculo
speciesScytalopus alvarezlopezi
Diamantina Tapaculo
speciesScytalopus diamantinensis
Stiles's Tapaculo
speciesScytalopus stilesi
Trilling Tapaculo
speciesScytalopus parvirostris
Brown-rumped Tapaculo
speciesScytalopus latebricola
Zimmer's Tapaculo
speciesScytalopus zimmeri
Bolivian Tapaculo
speciesScytalopus bolivianus
Rufous-vented Tapaculo
speciesScytalopus femoralis
Chusquea Tapaculo
speciesScytalopus parkeri
Marsh Tapaculo
speciesScytalopus iraiensis
Chocó Tapaculo
speciesScytalopus chocoensis
Utcubamba Tapaculo
speciesScytalopus intermedius
Magdalena Tapaculo
speciesScytalopus rodriguezi
Diademed Tapaculo
speciesScytalopus schulenbergi
Neblina Tapaculo
speciesScytalopus altirostris
Tschudi's Tapaculo
speciesScytalopus acutirostris
Ancash Tapaculo
speciesScytalopus affinis
Caracas Tapaculo
speciesScytalopus caracae
Ecuadorian Tapaculo
speciesScytalopus robbinsi
Unicolored Tapaculo
speciesScytalopus unicolor
Jalca Tapaculo
speciesScytalopus frankeae
Junín Tapaculo
speciesScytalopus gettyae
Perijá Tapaculo
speciesScytalopus perijanus
Vilcabamba Tapaculo
speciesScytalopus urubambae
Large-footed Tapaculo
speciesScytalopus macropus
Ampay Tapaculo
speciesScytalopus whitneyi
Paramillo Tapaculo
speciesScytalopus canus
Boa Nova Tapaculo
speciesScytalopus gonzagai
Loja Tapaculo
speciesScytalopus androstictus
Tacarcuna Tapaculo
speciesScytalopus panamensis
Mérida Tapaculo
speciesScytalopus meridanus
White-winged Tapaculo
speciesScytalopus krabbei
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 14735.