Bird Guide

Tacarcuna Tapaculo

Scytalopus panamensis

Near ThreatenedInvertebratesForestSmall · 18 g

About the Tacarcuna Tapaculo

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

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The Tacarcuna tapaculo is 11 cm (4.3 in) long. The male's upperparts are dark gray and the lower back and rump are reddish. The throat and breast are lighter gray and the flanks and crissum (the area around the cloaca) are tawny with black bars. It has a prominent whitish supercilium. The female is similar but has browner upper parts.

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Where the Tacarcuna Tapaculo lives

Regular rangeRare visitor

Recorded as a rare visitor in Colombia.

When to see the Tacarcuna Tapaculo

Peak activity in May · a passage migrant species across most of its range

Easily confused with

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