Paramillo Tapaculo (Scytalopus canus) | Range and ID

NTNear ThreatenedEndemicInvertebrates

ForestSmall · 18 g

ID tip

The Paramillo tapaculo resembles other Scytalopus tapaculos, being overall dark grey, but lacking the brown lower flanks of the Paramo tapaculo.

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When to see the Paramillo Tapaculo

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 11 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is July, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Paramillo Tapaculo

Regular range

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

Colombia

About the Paramillo Tapaculo

The Paramillo tapaculo is a species of bird in the family Rhinocryptidae.

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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. El Oro TapaculoScytalopus robbinsiThe Ecuadorian tapaculo or El Oro tapaculo is a small passerine bird belonging to the genus Scytalopus, a genus of tapaculos. Loja TapaculoScytalopus androstictusThe Loja tapaculo is approximately 10.5 cm (4.1 in) long.

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