Tapaculos
Order: Passeriformes. Family: Rhinocryptidae
The tapaculos are a group of small suboscine passeriform birds with numerous species, found in South America. They are terrestrial species that fly only poorly on their short wings. They have strong legs, well-suited to their habitat of grassland or forest undergrowth. The tail is cocked and pointed towards the head. There are 22 species which have been recorded in Peru. Peru has the largest number of tapaculos of any country.
- Rusty-belted Tapaculo Liosceles thoracicus
- Elegant Crescent-chest Melanopareia elegans
- Maranon Crescent-chest Melanopareia maranonica
- Ash-colored Tapaculo Myornis senilis
- Unicolored Tapaculo Scytalopus unicolor (E)
- Blackish Tapaculo Scytalopus latrans
- Trilling Tapaculo Scytalopus parvirostris
- Large-footed Tapaculo Scytalopus macropus (E)
- Rufous-vented Tapaculo Scytalopus femoralis (E)
- Long-tailed Tapaculo Scytalopus micropterus
- Bolivian Tapaculo Scytalopus bolivianus
- White-crowned Tapaculo Scytalopus atratus
- Puna Tapaculo Scytalopus simonsi
- Vilcabamba Tapaculo Scytalopus urubambae (E)
- Neblina Tapaculo Scytalopus altirostris (E)
- Ancash Tapaculo Scytalopus affinis (E)
- Paramo Tapaculo Scytalopus opacus
- Matorral Tapaculo Scytalopus griseicollis
- Tschudi's Tapaculo Scytalopus acutirostris (E)
- Diademed Tapaculo Scytalopus schulenbergi
- Chusquea Tapaculo Scytalopus parkeri
- Ocellated Tapaculo Acropternis orthonyx
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Peru