Rhinocryptidae is a family of passerine birds in the parvorder Furnariida.[1] Most species in the family are called tapaculos, although some are known as huet-huets, gallitos, bristlefronts, turcas, or bamboowrens.[2] Tapaculos are endemic to the Neotropics and inhabit dense undergrowth in a variety of habitats, from lowland tropical rainforest to páramo and puna grassland high in the Andes. Tapaculos are usually extremely secretive, ground-dwelling birds that are best detected by their vocalizations. Several species of tapaculos may even be flightless.[1] Tapaculos are generally blackish or grayish with rufous-and-black markings on the tail and sides, and are best identified by their calls.[3] Several species of tapaculos are threatened with extinction, with habitat loss being the principal threat to most species.[1] Stresemann's bristlefront is considered to be critically endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, with a maximum estimated population of 49 mature individuals, and another seven species are considered to be endangered.
There are currently 65 species of tapaculos recognized by the International Ornithologists' Union, distributed among 12 genera, 7 of which have only one species. The most species-rich genus is Scytalopus, with 49 species.[2] Tapaculo diversity is highest in the Andes, where a combination of the poor flying ability of Scytalopus tapaculos and complex topography has led to high levels of population isolation, with more than 30 species having been described from the region.[3][4] Despite their high diversity, Scytalopus tapaculos are difficult to differentiate on the basis of appearance and are generally described based on genetic data and differences in vocalizations.[3] The number of known tapaculo species has drastically increased as the amount of genetic and vocal data available has increased, but diversity within the genus is likely still underestimated.[3]
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Rhinocryptidae is a family of passerine birds in the parvorder Furnariida. Most species in the family are called tapaculos, although some are known as...
The tapaculos /ˌtæpəˈkuːloʊz, ˌtɑːpɑː-/ or tapacolos /-ˈkoʊ-/ are a family, Rhinocryptidae, of small suboscine passerine birds, found mainly in South America...
the other hand, tapaculos have a secretive behaviour, and so it might be possible that it has a much wider range. Due to the lack of information Data...
a pattern of aggressiveness and territoriality towards the other species oftapaculos in the forest of southern Chile. The chucao tapaculo has a loud...
(January 2023). "Antthrushes, antpittas, gnateaters, tapaculos, crescentchests". IOC World Bird List Version 13.1. International Ornithologists' Union....
hundreds of meters wide. The Paramillo tapaculo resembles other Scytalopus tapaculos, being overall dark grey, but lacking the brown lower flanks of the Paramo...
extreme northeastern Argentina. The Planalto tapaculos was previously included in the mouse-colored tapaculo (Scytalopus speluncae) but was described as...
are assumed to be similar to those of other high-elevation tapaculos. The Vilcabamba tapaculo's song has been described as "chree-chree-chree-chree" by D...
paraphyletic with the Formicariidae (ground-antbirds) but instead of merging the tapaculos with the ground-antbird family, recent sources tend to split the...
(Tapaculos). Pp. 748-787 in: del Hoyo, J.; Elliott, A.; Christie, D., eds. (2003). Handbook of the Birds of the World. Vol. 8. Broadbills to Tapaculos...
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split from blackish tapaculo (S. latrans) in July 2020. It is endemic to Peru. The Utcubamba tapaculo is small compared to other tapaculos; it is approximately...
The Loja tapaculo (Scytalopus androstictus) is a species of bird in the family Rhinocryptidae that the South American Classification Committee of the American...
Bird List (v 11.1)". Retrieved January 14, 2021. Krabbe, N. and Schulenberg, T.S. (1997). Species limits and natural history of Scytalopus tapaculos (Rhinocryptidae)...
The dusky tapaculo (Scytalopus fuscus) is a species of bird in the family Rhinocryptidae. It is endemic to Chile. The dusky tapaculo was formerly considered...
(July 2021). "Antthrushes, antpittas, gnateaters, tapaculos, crescentchests". IOC World Bird List Version 11.2. International Ornithologists' Union....
Ecuadorian tapaculo or El Oro tapaculo (Scytalopus robbinsi) is a small passerine bird belonging to the genus Scytalopus, a genus oftapaculos. It is restricted...
Myrmothera subcanescens (E) Order: Passeriformes Family: Rhinocryptidae The tapaculos are small suboscine passeriform birds with numerous species in South and...
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