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Chucao Tapaculo
Scelorchilus rubecula
Least ConcernThe Chucao Tapaculo is a tapaculo of dense undergrowth in Chile and Argentina. 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. Fun fact: The name tapaculo refers to the habit of cocking the tail, and these birds are notoriously hard to glimpse in their tangled habitat.
- Family
- Rhinocryptidae
- Group
- Tapaculos
- Range
- Chucao Tapaculo Range — Undergrowth and forest of Chile and Argentina
- Population
- ≈ Not quantified