Large-footed Tapaculo vs Upper Magdalena Tapaculo

Scytalopus macropus compared with Scytalopus rodriguezi

Key Differences

• Large-footed Tapaculo is Least Concern while Upper Magdalena Tapaculo is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large-footed Tapaculo	Upper Magdalena 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 macropus	Scytalopus rodriguezi

Evolutionary Relationship

Large-footed Tapaculo and Upper Magdalena Tapaculo share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Scytalopus.

Conservation Status

Large-footed Tapaculo

LC — Least Concern

Upper Magdalena Tapaculo

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large-footed Tapaculo	Upper Magdalena Tapaculo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large-footed Tapaculo

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

Upper Magdalena Tapaculo

Habitat

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

Range

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

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway