Unicolored Tapaculo

Scytalopus unicolor

Near ThreatenedRareInvertebratesForestSmall · 18 g

About the Unicolored Tapaculo

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

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The unicolored tapaculo is 10.5 cm (4.1 in) long. The male is gray, darker above and lighter below. Its rear (above and below) sometimes has a slightly light brown wash. The female is similar but the brown wash is more often darker. The immature is brown above and dull yellowish below, with spots and bars on the belly and flanks respectively.

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Where it lives

Regular range

When to see it

Peak activity in October · a resident species across most of its range

Easily confused with

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