Unicolored Tapaculo
Scytalopus unicolor
Unicolored Tapaculo (Scytalopus unicolor) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of South America.
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The Unicolored Tapaculo (Scytalopus unicolor) is a member of the Rhinocryptidae family found in South America. Adults weigh 17.6 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Near Threatened.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Close to qualifying for a threatened category in the near future.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Rhinocryptidae Tapaculos
- Genus Scytalopus
- Species unicolor
Quick facts
- Weight
- 17.6 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Rhinocryptidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Unicolored Tapaculo is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of dense forest, it forages mainly on the ground.
Migration
The Unicolored Tapaculo is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Unicolored Tapaculo (Scytalopus unicolor) is a species of bird in the Rhinocryptidae family, part of the order Passeriformes. Its range spans South America. Its distribution covers SA wc Peru.
It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 17.6 g, with a wing length of about 5.3 cm and a tail of around 4.4 cm.
The IUCN Red List lists it as Near Threatened. That means it is close to qualifying as threatened and is worth keeping a careful eye on.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 4,948 km² — a relatively restricted global range.
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Unicolored Tapaculo?
The Unicolored Tapaculo is a small bird that weighs around 17.6 g.
Where does the Unicolored Tapaculo live?
The Unicolored Tapaculo is found across South America with a range covering SA wc Peru, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Unicolored Tapaculo belong to?
The Unicolored Tapaculo (Scytalopus unicolor) belongs to the Rhinocryptidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Unicolored Tapaculo eat?
The Unicolored Tapaculo is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Unicolored Tapaculo migrate?
The Unicolored Tapaculo is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Unicolored Tapaculo endangered?
The IUCN Red List lists it as Near Threatened That means it is close to qualifying as threatened and is worth keeping a careful eye on.
What sound does the Unicolored Tapaculo make?
1 real field recording of the Unicolored Tapaculo — including its song — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Unicolored Tapaculo's range?
The Unicolored Tapaculo has a mapped global range of about 4,948 km².
Conservation
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