Blackish Tapaculo vs Magellanic Tapaculo

Blackish Tapaculo

Scytalopus latrans

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The blackish tapaculo is approximately 11 cm (4.3 in) long. Males weigh 16 to 21 g (0.56 to 0.74 oz) and females 14 to 20 g (0.49 to 0.71 oz). The male of the "blackish" subspecies is dark to very dark gray and the female is dark gray, sometimes with an olive wash. The juvenile is not well known but is believed to be dull brown. The "Pacific" subspecies male is black while the female is gray, darker above and lighter below, with brown flanks. The juvenile is brown.

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Recorded by Niels Krabbe · Call · Azuay: upper Yunguilla Valley, Ecuador · CC BY-SA 4.0

Photo: Aves y Conservación/NBII Image Gallery · Public domain

Magellanic Tapaculo

Scytalopus magellanicus

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It is a wren-like bird, 10 to 12 cm in length. The bill is slender and black while the legs are pinkish and fairly long. The tail is short and held erect. The plumage is dark-grey with a chestnut tinge to the flanks, undertail and wings. Some birds have a silvery-white patch on the crown. Juvenile birds are brown with dark barring and usually lack white on the crown. The song is loud, staccato and repetitive.

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Recorded by Alex Toledo · Call, song · Puerto Montt, Llanquihue, Los Lagos, Chile · CC BY-SA 4.0

Photo: Wayman Kong Gallardo · CC BY 4.0

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