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Genus: Scytalopus (15 species, 43 worldwide)


Northern White-crowned Tapaculo (Scytalopus atratus) ProAves Chestnut-capped Piha Reserve, Anorí, Antioquia, Colombia White crown (really just a spot) barely visible.

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Paramillo Tapaculo (Scytalopus canus) Endangered ENDEMIC

Split from the Paramo Tapaculo. Found only near the paramo of Urrao.


Choco Tapaculo (Scytalopus chocoensis) Farallones National Park, Colombia


Pale-bellied Tapaculo (Scytalopus griseicollis griseicollis) ENDEMIC Chingaza National Park, Colombia Note pale belly. As with almost all tapaculos, difficult to see well.


Brown-rumped Tapaculo (Scytalopus latebricola) ENDEMIC Colombia
Photograph by Terry S. Baltimore © All Rights Reserved.

Found over 2000m in the Santa Marta Sierra Nevada.


Blackish Tapaculo (Scytalopus latrans latrans) San Sebastian Reserve, Envigado, Antioquia, Colombia

Commonly heard around 2000m and with a slower more bird-like call than many other tapaculos.

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Long-tailed Tapaculo (Scytalopus micropterus)


Paramo Tapaculo (Scytalopus opacus opacus) Nevado del Ruiz, Colombia

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Tacarcuna Tapaculo (Scytalopus panamensis) Vulnerable


Perija Tapaculo (Scytalopus perijanus) Vulnerable Colombia Typical dark grey tapaculo only identifiable by range or voice.
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Newly described species, found in the Perija mountain range.


Magdalena Tapaculo (Scytalopus rodriguezi yariguiorum) Endangered ENDEMIC ProAves Cerulean Warbler Reserve, San Vicente de Chucuri, Santander, Colombia

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Santa Marta Tapaculo (Scytalopus sanctaemartae) ENDEMIC

Found at lower altitudes, around 1500m, than the Brown-rumped Tapaculo,


Spillmann's Tapaculo (Scytalopus spillmanni) ProAves Dusky Starfrontlet Reserve, Urrao, Antioquia, Colombia Note long continuous call compared to the choppy Ash-colored Tapaculo.


Stiles's Tapaculo (Scytalopus stilesi) ENDEMIC La Romera, Itagui, Antioquia, Colombia

Found around 1200-2400m in a few locations in the western Andes of Colombia, but common in those locations.


Narino Tapaculo (Scytalopus vicinior) Immature ProAves Tangaras Reserve, El Carmen de Atrato, Choco, Colombia

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Experimental sites:       Cuba       Guyana       Peru       Nicaragua       Venezuela
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© Tom Friedel - All Rights Reserved, except for images and data otherwise noted.       Colombia       Panama       Ecuador       Costa Rica       Mexico
Experimental sites:       Guyana       Peru       Nicaragua       Venezuela
Really Experimental sites:       Brazil       Cuba

© Tom Friedel - All Rights Reserved, except for images and data otherwise noted.       Colombia       Panama       Ecuador       Costa Rica       Mexico
Experimental sites:       Peru       Venezuela       The World       Brazil       Bolivia
Really Experimental sites:       Guyana       Nicaragua       Cuba