Rhinocryptidae (Tapaculos)

Family

Tapaculos

Rhinocryptidae

37 species in our catalog · found in 39 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
FamilyRhinocryptidae (Tapaculos)

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Chucao Tapaculo

Scelorchilus rubecula

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Black-throated Huet-huet

Pteroptochos tarnii

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Magellanic Tapaculo

Scytalopus magellanicus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Pale-bellied Tapaculo

Scytalopus griseicollis

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Ancash Tapaculo

Scytalopus affinis

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Silvery-fronted Tapaculo

Scytalopus argentifrons

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Chusquea Tapaculo

Scytalopus parkeri

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Mouse-colored Tapaculo

Scytalopus speluncae

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Brasília Tapaculo

Scytalopus novacapitalis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Blackish Tapaculo

Scytalopus latrans

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Diamantina Tapaculo

Scytalopus diamantinensis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Páramo Tapaculo

Scytalopus opacus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Crested Gallito

Rhinocrypta lanceolata

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Slaty Bristlefront

Merulaxis ater

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Ochre-flanked Tapaculo

Eugralla paradoxa

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Nariño Tapaculo

Scytalopus vicinior

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

White-crowned Tapaculo

Scytalopus atratus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Spillmann's Tapaculo

Scytalopus spillmanni

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Ocellated Tapaculo

Acropternis orthonyx

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Loja Tapaculo

Scytalopus androstictus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Stiles's Tapaculo

Scytalopus stilesi

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Chocó Tapaculo

Scytalopus chocoensis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Rusty-belted Tapaculo

Liosceles thoracicus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Bolivian Tapaculo

Scytalopus bolivianus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Ash-colored Tapaculo

Myornis senilis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Rufous-vented Tapaculo

Scytalopus femoralis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Trilling Tapaculo

Scytalopus parvirostris

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

White-breasted Tapaculo

Eleoscytalopus indigoticus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Long-tailed Tapaculo

Scytalopus micropterus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Diademed Tapaculo

Scytalopus schulenbergi

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Planalto Tapaculo

Scytalopus pachecoi

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Spotted Bamboowren

Psilorhamphus guttatus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Tatamá Tapaculo

Scytalopus alvarezlopezi

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Bahia Tapaculo

Eleoscytalopus psychopompus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Puna Tapaculo

Scytalopus simonsi

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Paramillo Tapaculo

Scytalopus canus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Pale-throated Tapaculo

Scytalopus panamensis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%

Jan

~30%

Feb

~30%

Mar

~20%

Apr

~30%

May

~30%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~20%

Aug

~30%

Sep

~30%

Oct

~30%

Nov

~30%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Tapaculos

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	4	~90%
	Chucao Tapaculo			~80%
	Black-throated Huet-huet			~50%
	Magellanic Tapaculo			~50%
	Ochre-flanked Tapaculo			~10%
2	Nahuel Huapi National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	4	~60%
	Chucao Tapaculo			~40%
	Black-throated Huet-huet			~30%
	Magellanic Tapaculo			~20%
	Ochre-flanked Tapaculo			<5%
3	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	7	~50%
	Chusquea Tapaculo			~30%
	White-crowned Tapaculo			~10%
	Blackish Tapaculo			~10%
	Loja Tapaculo			~10%
	Ash-colored Tapaculo			<5%
	Long-tailed Tapaculo			<5%
	Ocellated Tapaculo			<5%
4	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	7	~50%
	Pale-bellied Tapaculo			~40%
	Ocellated Tapaculo			<5%
	Long-tailed Tapaculo			<5%
	White-crowned Tapaculo			<5%
	Blackish Tapaculo			<5%
	Ash-colored Tapaculo			<5%
	Spillmann's Tapaculo			Insufficient data
5	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	7	~40%
	Páramo Tapaculo			~20%
	Ocellated Tapaculo			~10%
	Spillmann's Tapaculo			~10%
	Blackish Tapaculo			~10%
	Stiles's Tapaculo			~10%
	Ash-colored Tapaculo			<5%
	White-crowned Tapaculo			<5%
6	Itatiaia National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	3	~40%
	Mouse-colored Tapaculo			~20%
	Slaty Bristlefront			~20%
	White-breasted Tapaculo			<5%
7	Huascarán National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	1	~30%
	Ancash Tapaculo			~30%
8	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	~30%
	Silvery-fronted Tapaculo			~30%
9	Puracé National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	6	~30%
	Blackish Tapaculo			~10%
	Spillmann's Tapaculo			~10%
	Páramo Tapaculo			<5%
	Ocellated Tapaculo			<5%
	Long-tailed Tapaculo			<5%
	White-crowned Tapaculo			Insufficient data
10	Serra da Canastra National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	~20%
	Brasília Tapaculo			~20%
11	Cajas National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	2	~20%
	Blackish Tapaculo			~20%
	Páramo Tapaculo			Insufficient data
12	Chapada Diamantina National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	2	~20%
	Diamantina Tapaculo			~20%
	Bahia Tapaculo			Insufficient data
13	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	6	~20%
	Nariño Tapaculo			~10%
	Chocó Tapaculo			~10%
	Blackish Tapaculo			<5%
	Tatamá Tapaculo			<5%
	🐦 Paramillo Tapaculo			<5%
	Spillmann's Tapaculo			Insufficient data
14	El Impenetrable National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1	~20%
	Crested Gallito			~20%
15	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	3	~20%
	White-crowned Tapaculo			~10%
	Rufous-vented Tapaculo			<5%
	Trilling Tapaculo			<5%
16	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	4	~10%
	White-crowned Tapaculo			~10%
	Rusty-belted Tapaculo			<5%
	Trilling Tapaculo			<5%
	Diademed Tapaculo			<5%
17	Poás Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Silvery-fronted Tapaculo			~10%
18	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Silvery-fronted Tapaculo			~10%
19	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Silvery-fronted Tapaculo			~10%
20	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	1	~10%
	Silvery-fronted Tapaculo			~10%
21	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	2	~10%
	Bolivian Tapaculo			<5%
	Trilling Tapaculo			<5%
22	Torres del Paine National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	1	~10%
	Magellanic Tapaculo			~10%
23	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	4	~10%
	Bolivian Tapaculo			<5%
	Trilling Tapaculo			<5%
	Diademed Tapaculo			<5%
	Puna Tapaculo			Insufficient data
24	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	~10%
	Rusty-belted Tapaculo			~10%
25	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	<5%
	Mouse-colored Tapaculo			<5%
26	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	<5%
	Rusty-belted Tapaculo			<5%
27	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Silvery-fronted Tapaculo			<5%
28	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	<5%
	Rusty-belted Tapaculo			<5%
29	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Silvery-fronted Tapaculo			<5%
30	Irazú Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Silvery-fronted Tapaculo			<5%
31	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Silvery-fronted Tapaculo			<5%
32	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2	<5%
	Chocó Tapaculo			<5%
	🐦 Pale-throated Tapaculo			Insufficient data
33	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Silvery-fronted Tapaculo			<5%
34	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	3	<5%
	Spotted Bamboowren			<5%
	Planalto Tapaculo			<5%
	White-breasted Tapaculo			Insufficient data
35	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	2	<5%
	Planalto Tapaculo			<5%
	Spotted Bamboowren			<5%
36	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Silvery-fronted Tapaculo			<5%
37	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Silvery-fronted Tapaculo			Insufficient data
38	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	1	<5%
	Rusty-belted Tapaculo			<5%
39	Tierra del Fuego National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1	<5%
	Magellanic Tapaculo			Insufficient data