Neblina Tapaculo

Scytalopus altirostris

Not Evaluated · IUCN Red List

NENot EvaluatedEndemicInvertebratesForestCup nestTiny · 12 g

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The neblina tapaculo is 10 to 12 cm (3.9 to 4.7 in) long and weighs 17 to 22 g (0.60 to 0.78 oz). The adult male is gray above with a brown wash on the neck. The lower back and rump are brown with black bars. The underparts are a paler gray than the upper parts and the flanks and crissum (the area around the cloaca) are tawny with black bars. The adult female is similar but the upperparts are more brown than gray.

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When to see the Neblina Tapaculo

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

Where to see the Neblina Tapaculo

Regular range

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

About the Neblina Tapaculo

The neblina tapaculo is a species of bird in the family Rhinocryptidae. It is endemic to the Andes of northern Peru.

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