About the Bolivian Tapaculo
The Bolivian tapaculo is a species of bird in the family Rhinocryptidae. It is found in Bolivia and Peru.
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The Bolivian tapaculo is 12 cm (4.7 in) long. Males weigh 17 to 22 g (0.60 to 0.78 oz) and one female weighed 19.5 g (0.69 oz). The male is mostly dark gray with reddish brown flanks, vent, and crissum (the area around the cloaca). It has a variable amount of white on the crown of the head. The female is paler gray washed with brown above with a black-barred brown belly. The juvenile is similar to the female.
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Where the Bolivian Tapaculo lives
When to see the Bolivian Tapaculo
Peak activity in September · a variable species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Ancash TapaculoScytalopus affinisThe male Ancash tapaculo's head and upper back are gray and the rest of the upper parts dark brown.
White-browed TapaculoScytalopus superciliarisThe white-browed tapaculo is 10.5 cm (4.1 in) long.
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