Brown-rumped Tapaculo vs Tacarcuna Tapaculo

Scytalopus latebricola compared with Scytalopus panamensis

Key Differences

• Brown-rumped Tapaculo is Least Concern while Tacarcuna Tapaculo is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown-rumped Tapaculo	Tacarcuna Tapaculo
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order same	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family same	Rhinocryptidae	Rhinocryptidae
Genus same	Scytalopus	Scytalopus
Species	Scytalopus latebricola	Scytalopus panamensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown-rumped Tapaculo and Tacarcuna Tapaculo share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Scytalopus.

Conservation Status

Brown-rumped Tapaculo

LC — Least Concern

Tacarcuna Tapaculo

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown-rumped Tapaculo	Tacarcuna Tapaculo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown-rumped Tapaculo

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Norway.

Tacarcuna Tapaculo

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Norway, and Panama. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Brown-rumped Tapaculo

The Brown-rumped Tapaculo (Scytalopus latebricola) is a species in the genus Scytalopus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇳🇴 Norway