Utcubamba Tapaculo

Scytalopus intermedius

Not Evaluated · IUCN Red List

NENot EvaluatedEndemicInvertebratesForestTiny · 19 g

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The Utcubamba tapaculo is small compared to other tapaculos; it is approximately 11 cm (4.3 in) long. Males weigh 16.7 to 22 g (0.59 to 0.78 oz) and females 14 to 20 g (0.49 to 0.71 oz). The male is entirely black. The female is dark gray above and somewhat lighter gray below with little of no brown on the flanks.

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When to see the Utcubamba Tapaculo

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 10 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is October, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Utcubamba Tapaculo

Regular range

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

About the Utcubamba Tapaculo

The Utcubamba tapaculo is a species of bird in the family Rhinocryptidae that the South American Classification Committee of the American Ornithological Society split from blackish tapaculo in July 2020. It is endemic to Peru.

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