Dusky Tapaculo vs Pale-bellied Tapaculo

Dusky Tapaculo

Scytalopus fuscus

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The dusky tapaculo is 11 cm (4.3 in) long. It is essentially gray all over, darker above and lighter below. The lower back and rump have a brown wash and the flanks are sometimes pale tawny brown with black bars. Voice: The dusky tapaculo's song is a repeated short rising trill .

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Pale-bellied Tapaculo

Scytalopus griseicollis

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The pale-bellied tapaculo is 10 to 11.5 cm (3.9 to 4.5 in) long. The nominate subspecies weighs 16.6 to 19.3 g (0.59 to 0.68 oz). One male S. g. morenoi weighed 17 g (0.60 oz) and two male S. g. gilesi 17.5 and 18 g (0.62 and 0.63 oz). The nominate adult is mostly gray, lighter on the underside. Its back and wings are brownish gray. The rump, flanks, and vent are orange-brown. S. g. gelesi has a darker back with less brown and darker (slate gray) underparts. S. g. morenoi has a brown mantle. Voice: The songs of pale-bellied tapaculo subspecies differ somewhat, but all are a trill, sometimes preceded by a single note . The scold call is also a trill .

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Photos and recordings are credited to their authors under the licence shown. Full profiles: Dusky Tapaculo and Pale-bellied Tapaculo.