Rock Tapaculo

When to see the Rock Tapaculo

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

Where to see the Rock Tapaculo

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

About the Rock Tapaculo

The rock tapaculo or Espinhaço tapaculo is a species of bird in the family Rhinocryptidae. It is endemic to altitudes of 900–2,100 metres (3,000–6,900 ft) in the central and southern Espinhaço Mountains, and the Mantiqueira Mountains in Minas Gerais, Brazil, though it may also occur in adjacent parts of Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo. It is found in shrubby and grassy habitats in rocky regions, and in elfin and cloud forest. It closely resembles the Diamantina tapaculo and Planalto tapaculo in appearance and voice.

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Easily confused with

Neblina TapaculoScytalopus altirostrisThe 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). Zimmer's TapaculoScytalopus zimmeriZimmer's tapaculo is 10.5 cm (4.1 in) long. Brasilia TapaculoScytalopus novacapitalisThe Brasília tapaculo is 11 cm (4.3 in) long.