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The Caracas tapaculo is 11.5 cm (4.5 in) long and weighs approximately 24 g (0.85 oz). The adult has dark gray upperparts, a tawny rump, and a paler gray throat and breast. The flanks and crissum (the area around the cloaca) are tawny with dusky barring. The juvenile's plumage has not been described.
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When to see the Caracas Tapaculo
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is February, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Caracas Tapaculo
The map shades 1 country with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Caracas Tapaculo
The Caracas tapaculo is a species of bird in the family Rhinocryptidae. It is endemic to Venezuela.
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Easily confused with
Perija TapaculoScytalopus perijanusThe Perijá tapaculo is a small bird, 10 to 12 cm (3.9 to 4.7 in) in length with an average mass of 17 to 18 grams (about 0.6 oz).
Puna TapaculoScytalopus simonsiThe puna tapaculo is 10 to 12 cm (3.9 to 4.7 in) long.
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