Rhinocryptidae

Merulaxis ater Photo by Don Robertson (Creagrus) Common name:slaty bristlefront (en); entufado (pt); mérulaxe noir (fr); macuquiño negro (es); südlicher stirnhaubentapaculo (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily RhinocryptidaeRange:This species is endemic to south-eastern Brazil, being found along the coast from south-eastern Bahia to northern Santa Catarina.Size:These birds are 17-18,5 cm long and weigh 33-37 g.Habitat:The slaty bristlefront is mostly…

Scytalopus superciliaris Photo by Freddy Burgos (Flickr) Common name:white-browed tapaculo (en); tapaculo-de-sobrolho-branco (pt); mérulaxe bridé (fr); churrín cejiblanco (es); weißbrauentapaculo (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily RhinocryptidaeRange:This species is found in the Andean slopes of north-western Argentina, north of La Rioja, and marginally across the border into southern Bolivia.Size:These birds are 10 cm long and weigh 16,5-19 g.Habitat:The white-browed…

Scytalopus pachecoi Photo by Adrian Rupp (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:planalto tapaculo (en); tapaculo-ferreirinho (pt); mérulaxe de Pacheco (fr); churrín del planalto (es); Pachecotapaculo (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily RhynocryptidaeRange:This species is found in three small areas in southern Brazil and marginally into northern Argentina. These areas are Serra do Sudeste in Rio Grande do Sul, Missiones in…

Pteroptochos tarnii Photo by Jose Cañas (Flickr) Common name:black-throated huet-huet (en); huet-huet-de-garganta-preta (pt); tourco huet-huet (fr); hued-hued del sur (es); schwarzkehl-bürzelstelzer (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily RhinocryptidaeRange:This species is found in Chile, from the Bío-Bío river down to Magallanes, and also in Andean slopes of western Argentina down to Patagonia.Size:These birds are 24-25 cm long and weigh 122-145…

Scytalopus simonsi Photo by Jean-Philippe Paris (Worldwide Ornithological Travels) Common name:Puna tapaculo (en); tapaculo-de-Simons (pt); mérulaxe de Simons (fr); churrín de la Puna (es); Punatapaculo (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily RhinocryptidaeRange:This South American species is found in the eastern slopes of the Andes, from the Vilcanota mountains, Cuzco, Peru, south to Cochabamba, Bolivia.Size:These birds are 10-12 cm long…

Scelorchilus rubecula Photo by Arthur Grosset (Arthur Grosset’s Birds) Common name:chucao tapaculo (en); tapaculo-de-peito-ruivo (pt); tourco rougegorge (fr); chucao (es); rotkehltapaculo (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily RhinocryptidaeRange:This South American species is found in central and southern Chile and across the border into neighbouring regions of Argentina.Size:These birds are 16-18 cm long and weigh 35-43 g.Habitat:The chucao tapaculo is found in temperate…

Scytalopus magellanicus Photo by Jose Cañas (Flickriver) Common name:Magellanic tapaculo (en); tapaculo-de-Magalhães (pt); mérulaxe des Andes (fr); churrín del sur (es); Magellantapaculo (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily RhinocryptidaeRange:This South American species is found from central Chile and western Argentina, south to Tierra del Fuego.Size:These birds are 10-12 cm long and weigh 11-15 g.Habitat:Magellanic tapaculos are found in densely vegetated…

Rhinocrypta lanceolata Photo by Aline Wolfer (Oiseaux d’Argentine) Common name: crested gallito (en); tapáculo-de-crista (pt); tourco huppé (fr); gallito copetón (es); schopfbürzelstelzer (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Rhinocryptidae Range: This species is found in south-eastern Bolivia, western Paraguay and in Argentina down to Rio Negro. Size: The crested gallito is 21 cm long and weighs…