Marsh Tapaculo (Scytalopus iraiensis) | Range and ID

VUVulnerableEndemicInvertebrates

GrasslandTiny · 12 g

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It is a small, dumpy bird with broad tail-feathers and a total length of approximately 12.5 cm. The upperparts are plain blackish in colour while the underparts are dark grey. The flanks are slightly barred with brown, at least in young birds. The legs are reddish-brown and the bill is dark. The song includes a long series of short 'tchek' notes. The birds run rapidly and will fly short distances when flushed.

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When to see the Marsh Tapaculo

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 10 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is September, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Marsh Tapaculo

Regular range

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

Brazil

About the Marsh Tapaculo

The marsh tapaculo is a recently discovered passerine bird which belongs to the genus Scytalopus, a genus of tapaculos. It is also known as the wetland tapaculo or tall-grass wetland tapaculo. It is endemic to Brazil.

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Easily confused with

El Oro TapaculoScytalopus robbinsiThe Ecuadorian tapaculo or El Oro tapaculo is a small passerine bird belonging to the genus Scytalopus, a genus of tapaculos. Paramillo TapaculoScytalopus canusThe Paramillo tapaculo resembles other Scytalopus tapaculos, being overall dark grey, but lacking the brown lower flanks of the Paramo tapaculo. Loja TapaculoScytalopus androstictusThe Loja tapaculo is approximately 10.5 cm (4.1 in) long.

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