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Narino Tapaculo

Scytalopus vicinior

Least Concern · IUCN Red List

LCLeast ConcernInvertebratesForestCavity nestSmall · 23 g

What the Narino Tapaculo sounds like

Sonogram of the Narino Tapaculo: time runs left to right, pitch bottom to top, and the brighter the mark the louder the sound.
Recorded by Niels Krabbe · Scold · Pichincha: turnoff to Mindo, Ecuador · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto
Sonogram of the Narino Tapaculo: time runs left to right, pitch bottom to top, and the brighter the mark the louder the sound.
Recorded by Niels Krabbe · Scold · Pichincha: turnoff to Mindo, Ecuador · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto
Sonogram of the Narino Tapaculo: time runs left to right, pitch bottom to top, and the brighter the mark the louder the sound.
Recorded by Niels Krabbe · Song, short song · Pichincha: turnoff to Mindo, Ecuador · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto

ID tip

The Nariño tapaculo looks similar to several other Andean tapaculos. The male's head is dark gray, the back is dark gray or brown, and the rump is cinnamon with dusky bars. The throat, chest, and belly are lighter gray and the flanks and vent area are yellowish brown with blackish bars. The female is similar, but the back is browner, the throat is lighter gray, and the lower belly sometimes yellower.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

When to see the Narino Tapaculo

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

Where to see the Narino Tapaculo

Regular range

The map shades 2 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

Colombia Ecuador

About the Narino Tapaculo

The Nariño tapaculo is a species of bird in the family Rhinocryptidae. It is found in Colombia and Ecuador.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Easily confused with

Silvery-fronted Tapaculo (Scytalopus argentifrons) Silvery-fronted TapaculoScytalopus argentifronsThe silvery-fronted tapaculo is 11 cm (4.3 in) long and weighs 17 g (0.60 oz). Dusky Tapaculo (Scytalopus fuscus) Dusky TapaculoScytalopus fuscusThe dusky tapaculo is 11 cm (4.3 in) long. White-crowned Tapaculo (Scytalopus atratus) White-crowned TapaculoScytalopus atratusThe white-crowned tapaculo is 12 cm (4.7 in) long.

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