Rhinocryptidae
Order: Passeriformes
Tapaculos; ~65 species of secretive, mostly dark-colored, stumpy-tailed birds of Central and South America. Live close to the ground in dense thickets, forest understorey, and grasslands. Famous for cocking their tails vertically. Often detected only by their loud repetitive calls. Many species endemic to the Andes.
Species 50
Ampay Tapaculo
Scytalopus whitneyi
Ancash Tapaculo
Scytalopus affinis
Ash-colored Tapaculo
Myornis senilis
Bahia Tapaculo
Eleoscytalopus psychopompus
Blackish Tapaculo
Scytalopus latrans
Black-throated Huet-huet
Pteroptochos tarnii
Boa Nova Tapaculo
Scytalopus gonzagai
Bolivian Tapaculo
Scytalopus bolivianus
Brasilia Tapaculo
Scytalopus novacapitalis
Brown-rumped Tapaculo
Scytalopus latebricola
Caracas Tapaculo
Scytalopus caracae
Chestnut-throated Huet-huet
Pteroptochos castaneus
Choco Tapaculo
Scytalopus chocoensis
Chucao Tapaculo
Scelorchilus rubecula
Chusquea Tapaculo
Scytalopus parkeri
Crested Gallito
Rhinocrypta lanceolata
Diademed Tapaculo
Scytalopus schulenbergi
Diamantina Tapaculo
Scytalopus diamantinensis
Dusky Tapaculo
Scytalopus fuscus
Ecuadorian Tapaculo
Scytalopus robbinsi
Jalca Tapaculo
Scytalopus frankeae
Junin Tapaculo
Scytalopus gettyae
Large-footed Tapaculo
Scytalopus macropus
Loja Tapaculo
Scytalopus androstictus
Long-tailed Tapaculo
Scytalopus micropterus
Magdalena Tapaculo
Scytalopus rodriguezi
Magellanic Tapaculo
Scytalopus magellanicus
Marsh Tapaculo
Scytalopus iraiensis
Merida Tapaculo
Scytalopus meridanus
Mouse-colored Tapaculo
Scytalopus speluncae
Moustached Turca
Pteroptochos megapodius
Nariño Tapaculo
Scytalopus vicinior
Neblina Tapaculo
Scytalopus altirostris
Ocellated Tapaculo
Acropternis orthonyx
Ochre-flanked Tapaculo
Eugralla paradoxa
Pale-bellied Tapaculo
Scytalopus griseicollis
Paramillo Tapaculo
Scytalopus canus
Paramo Tapaculo
Scytalopus opacus
Perija Tapaculo
Scytalopus perijanus
Planalto Tapaculo
Scytalopus pachecoi
Puna Tapaculo
Scytalopus simonsi
Rock Tapaculo
Scytalopus petrophilus
Rufous-vented Tapaculo
Scytalopus femoralis
Rusty-belted Tapaculo
Liosceles thoracicus
Sandy Gallito
Teledromas fuscus
Santa Marta Tapaculo
Scytalopus sanctaemartae
Silvery-fronted Tapaculo
Scytalopus argentifrons
Slaty Bristlefront
Merulaxis ater
Spillmann's Tapaculo
Scytalopus spillmanni
Spotted Bamboowren
Psilorhamphus guttatus