EndangeredRareEndemicInvertebratesSmall · 22 g
About the Magdalena Tapaculo
The Magdalena tapaculo, also known as the Upper Magdalena tapaculo, is a member of the tapaculos, a group of Neotropical birds. It was described as new to science in 2005.
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Where it lives
Regular range
When to see it
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Peak activity in May · a resident species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Tschudi's TapaculoScytalopus acutirostrisTschudi's tapaculo is 10.5 cm (4.1 in) long.
Diademed TapaculoScytalopus schulenbergiThe diademed tapaculo is 10 cm (3.9 in) long; two males weighed 15.2 and 17 g (0.54 and 0.60 oz).
White-browed TapaculoScytalopus superciliarisThe white-browed tapaculo is 10.5 cm (4.1 in) long.
White-browed TapaculoScytalopus superciliarisThe white-browed tapaculo is 10.5 cm (4.1 in) long.
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