Silvery-fronted Tapaculo

Scytalopus argentifrons

Least Concern

The Silvery-fronted Tapaculo is a tapaculo of dense undergrowth in Costa Rica and Panama. 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
Range
Silvery-fronted Tapaculo Range — Undergrowth and forest of Costa Rica and Panama
Population
≈ Not quantified
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