Scytalopus chocoensis
Local name: Chocó Tapaculo
The Chocó tapaculo is a species of bird in the family Rhinocryptidae. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Panama.
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Taxonomy & Classification
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Rhinocryptidae
Genus
Scytalopus
Scytalopus chocoensis belongs to the family Rhinocryptidae, order Passeriformes, within the Aves class.
Species Profile
The Chocó tapaculo is a species of bird in the family Rhinocryptidae. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Panama.
The Chocó Tapaculo faces severe population decline primarily due to extensive deforestation and habitat conversion in Colombia's Chocó region. Mining activities, agricultural expansion, and logging operations continue to fragment and destroy the humid montane forests this species depends on for survival.
Key Facts
Habitat & Distribution
The Chocó tapaculo is found in two small areas on the Pacific slope of eastern Panama and separately in a narrow band from western Colombia south into northwestern Ecuador. It principally inhabits the dense understory of humid primary forest but is also found at forest edges. In Panama it ranges in elevation from and in Colombia and Ecuador from .
Threats
IUCN Red List: Endangered
The Chocó Tapaculo faces severe population decline primarily due to extensive deforestation and habitat conversion in Colombia's Chocó region. Mining activities, agricultural expansion, and logging operations continue to fragment and destroy the humid montane forests this species depends on for survival.
Deforestation and habitat loss
Mining operations
Agricultural expansion
Habitat fragmentation
Logging activities
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Sources & Attribution
How to Cite
IUCN: IUCN (2025). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2025-1. Available at: https://www.iucnredlist.org. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-1.RLTS
GBIF: GBIF.org (2025). GBIF Home Page. Available at: https://www.gbif.org
This page: SpeciesRadar (2025). Scytalopus chocoensis (Scytalopus chocoensis). SpeciesRadar: Intelligence for Earth's Biodiversity. Available at: https://speciesradar.org/species/choco-tapaculo