Blackish Tapaculo vs Vilcabamba Tapaculo

Scytalopus latrans compared with Scytalopus urubambae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackish Tapaculo	Vilcabamba Tapaculo
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum same	Chordata (хордовые)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class same	Aves (птицы)	Aves (птицы)
Order same	Passeriformes (воробьинообразные)	Passeriformes (воробьинообразные)
Family same	Rhinocryptidae	Rhinocryptidae
Genus same	Scytalopus	Scytalopus
Species	Scytalopus latrans	Scytalopus urubambae

Evolutionary Relationship

Blackish Tapaculo and Vilcabamba Tapaculo share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Scytalopus.

Conservation Status

Blackish Tapaculo

LC — Least Concern

Vilcabamba Tapaculo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackish Tapaculo	Vilcabamba Tapaculo
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blackish Tapaculo

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Vilcabamba Tapaculo

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

Blackish Tapaculo

Blackish Tapaculo (Scytalopus latrans) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway