El Oro Tapaculo

What the El Oro Tapaculo sounds like

Recorded by Niels Krabbe · Song · Cañar: near Tomebamba, Huigra-El Triunfo road, Ecuador · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto

When to see the El Oro Tapaculo

One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is January, the month with the most records.

Where to see the El Oro Tapaculo

The map shades 1 country with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

About the El Oro Tapaculo

The Ecuadorian tapaculo or El Oro tapaculo is a small passerine bird belonging to the genus Scytalopus, a genus of tapaculos. It is restricted to a small area in south-western Ecuador and was not described until 1997.

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Easily confused with

Marsh TapaculoScytalopus iraiensisIt is a small, dumpy bird with broad tail-feathers and a total length of approximately 12.5 cm. Paramillo TapaculoScytalopus canusThe Paramillo tapaculo resembles other Scytalopus tapaculos, being overall dark grey, but lacking the brown lower flanks of the Paramo tapaculo. Diamantina TapaculoScytalopus diamantinensisThe Diamantina tapaculo is approximately 10 to 11 cm (3.9 to 4.3 in) long and weighs approximately 15 g (0.53 oz).