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Merida Tapaculo
Scytalopus meridanus
Least ConcernThe Merida Tapaculo is a tapaculo of dense undergrowth in Venezuela. 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
- Merida Tapaculo Range — Undergrowth and forest of Venezuela
- Population
- ≈ Not quantified