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Páramo Tapaculo, Termales del Ruiz, Colombia An unexpected appearance of this mouse-like bird. After studying the call and descriptions, our guide Manuel settled on &quot;P&aacute;ramo Tapaculo&quot;. However, it&#039;s an ambiguous common name that may refer to Scytalopus opacus or the even more rare Scytalopus canus, which was elevated to species level due to having a different call.<br /> <br /> I&#039;m not fully sure which of the two it is, for now have identified it as the statistically more likely Scytalopus opacus. If anybody knows the distinction based on visuals, I&#039;m all ears.<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/149565/pramo_tapaculo_-_closeup_termales_del_ruiz_colombia.html" title="P&aacute;ramo Tapaculo - closeup, Termales del Ruiz, Colombia"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/149565_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1689206410&Signature=qnkFaCv5TnCgIv5jS82gpr44ASA%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="P&aacute;ramo Tapaculo - closeup, Termales del Ruiz, Colombia An unexpected appearance of this mouse-like bird. After studying the call and descriptions, our guide Manuel settled on &quot;P&aacute;ramo Tapaculo&quot;. However, it&#039;s an ambiguous common name that may refer to Scytalopus opacus or the even more rare Scytalopus canus, which was elevated to species level due to having a different call.<br /> <br /> I&#039;m not fully sure which of the two it is, for now have identified it as the statistically more likely Scytalopus opacus. If anybody knows the distinction based on visuals, I&#039;m all ears.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/149566/pramo_tapaculo_termales_del_ruiz_colombia.html Colombia,Colombia 2022,Fall,Geotagged,P&aacute;ramo,P&aacute;ramo Tapaculo,Scytalopus opacus,South America,Termales del Ruiz,World" /></a></figure> Colombia,Colombia 2022,Fall,Geotagged,Paramo tapaculo,Scytalopus opacus,South America,Termales del Ruiz,World Click/tap to enlarge

Páramo Tapaculo, Termales del Ruiz, Colombia

An unexpected appearance of this mouse-like bird. After studying the call and descriptions, our guide Manuel settled on "Páramo Tapaculo". However, it's an ambiguous common name that may refer to Scytalopus opacus or the even more rare Scytalopus canus, which was elevated to species level due to having a different call.

I'm not fully sure which of the two it is, for now have identified it as the statistically more likely Scytalopus opacus. If anybody knows the distinction based on visuals, I'm all ears.

Páramo Tapaculo - closeup, Termales del Ruiz, Colombia An unexpected appearance of this mouse-like bird. After studying the call and descriptions, our guide Manuel settled on "Páramo Tapaculo". However, it's an ambiguous common name that may refer to Scytalopus opacus or the even more rare Scytalopus canus, which was elevated to species level due to having a different call.<br /> <br /> I'm not fully sure which of the two it is, for now have identified it as the statistically more likely Scytalopus opacus. If anybody knows the distinction based on visuals, I'm all ears.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/149566/pramo_tapaculo_termales_del_ruiz_colombia.html Colombia,Colombia 2022,Fall,Geotagged,Páramo,Páramo Tapaculo,Scytalopus opacus,South America,Termales del Ruiz,World

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The Páramo Tapaculo

The Paramo tapaculo is a species of bird in the family Rhinocryptidae. It is found in the Andes of Ecuador and southern Colombia.

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Similar species: Passerines
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded May 19, 2023. Captured Sep 25, 2022 08:26 in XJCC+5P Villamaría, Caldas, Colombia.
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  • NIKON D850
  • f/5.6
  • 1/250s
  • ISO1100
  • 400mm
Captured in the fall. More fall photos.