Diademed Tapaculo

Scytalopus schulenbergi

Least ConcernRareInvertebratesForestCavity nestSmall · 16 g

About the Diademed Tapaculo

The diademed tapaculo is a species of bird in the family Rhinocryptidae. It is found in Bolivia and Peru.

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The diademed tapaculo is 10 cm (3.9 in) long; two males weighed 15.2 and 17 g (0.54 and 0.60 oz). The species gets its name from the males' silvery forecrown and supercilium set off by a black "mask" below the supercilium. The male's upper parts are dark gray washed with brown, and it has an orange red rump with dusky bars. It is gray below, lighter to darker front to rear. The flanks and vent, like the rump, are orange red with dusky bars. The female is similar but the "diadem" is smaller and duller and the upper parts' brown wash is darker. Voice: The diademed tapaculo's song is a trill of varying intensity, pitch, and pace lasting up to 15 seconds . Its scold call is a series of soft notes that lasts about a second .

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Where it lives

Regular range

When to see it

Peak activity in October · a resident species across most of its range

Easily confused with

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