Brasilia Tapaculo

Scytalopus novacapitalis

Endangered

The Brasilia Tapaculo is a tapaculo of dense undergrowth in Brazil. A small, dark, skulking bird, it scurries mouse-like through dense undergrowth and bamboo with its tail often cocked, staying hidden as it searches near the ground for insects. Classified as Endangered, it is threatened mainly by the clearing and fragmentation of its forest habitat. Fun fact: Many tapaculos are told apart mainly by voice, as different species can look almost identical in the gloom of the undergrowth.

Family

Rhinocryptidae

Group

Tapaculos

Range

Brasilia Tapaculo Range — Undergrowth and forest of Brazil

Population

≈ Not quantified (declining)

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