Population
Estimated population is 2,500 - 9,999 (2010) and decreasing.
Status EN
Habitat degradation through deforestation from selective logging, forest clearance to create pasture, and trampling by free roaming livestock are the main threats.
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
Habits
Frequently heard but rarely seen.
Food
Small insects.
Voice
A single note repeated at a pace of 4-5 per second usually given in bouts of 2-5 phrases.
Magdalena Tapaculo (Scytalopus rodriguezi) [XC95396]
by Ottavio Janni from RNA Reinita Cielo Azul, San Vicente de Chucuri, Santander, Colombia (call, calls - maybe an alarm)
Magdalena Tapaculo (Scytalopus rodriguezi) [XC539691]
by Jorge L. Pe\u00f1a from RNA Reinita Cielo Azul, San Vicente de Chucur\u00ed, Santander, Colombia, 1800m, N, Colombia (song)
Subspecies
The following 2 subspecies are recognised:
yariguiorum Donegan, Avendaño & Lambert, 2013 - Northern Colombia (Serranía de los Yariguíes, Santander).
rodriguezi Krabbe, Salaman, Cortés, Quevedo, et al., 2005 - Central Colombia.