White-winged Tapaculo

Scytalopus krabbei

Least Concern

The White-winged Tapaculo is a tapaculo of dense undergrowth in Peru. 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

White-winged Tapaculo Range — Undergrowth and forest of Peru

Population

≈ Not quantified

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