Choco Tapaculo (Scytalopus chocoensis)

Other Names (World)
Choco Tapaculo, Choco Tapaculo

Family
Rhinocryptidae (Tapaculos)

Size
11.50 cm

First Described (Guide)
Krabbe & Schulenberg, 1997

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland and montane moist forest. From 250 - 1,465 m.

Range (Guide)

Colombia, Ecuador, Panama.

Pacific slope in eastern Panama (Cerro Pirre) and from western Colombia south to north-western Ecuador (R Guayllabamba).

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (11)...)

Choco Tapaculo (Scytalopus chocoensis) [XC262147]
by Olaf Jahn from Esmeraldas: El Cristal Alto, R\u00edo Pachamama valley, Ecuador (song)

Choco Tapaculo (Scytalopus chocoensis) [XC275416]
by Hans Matheve from Esmeraldas: El Cristal Alto, R\u00edo Pachamama valley, Ecuador (call)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Scytalopus vicinior (Sibley and Monroe 1990, 1993) has been split into Narino Tapaculo (Scytalopus vicinior) and Choco Tapaculo (Scytalopus chocoensis) following SACC (2005).

Formerly included within Narino Tapaculo (Scytalopus vicinior).

References
See References.

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