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
When to see it
Peak activity in October · a resident species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Bolivian TapaculoScytalopus bolivianusThe Bolivian tapaculo is 12 cm (4.7 in) long.
Ancash TapaculoScytalopus affinisThe male Ancash tapaculo's head and upper back are gray and the rest of the upper parts dark brown.
White-browed TapaculoScytalopus superciliarisThe white-browed tapaculo is 10.5 cm (4.1 in) long.
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