Species profile
Chucao Tapaculo
Scelorchilus rubecula
Quick answer
Breeding regions are SA. Breeding subregions are Chile and Argentina.
- Scientific name
- Scelorchilus rubecula
- Family
- Rhinocryptidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Genus
- Scelorchilus
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Recording Chucao Tapaculo in your journal
When you see this bird, log the sighting with the date, the place and any photos. If it's your first, Feather Journal marks it as a lifer and adds it to your life list automatically — no spreadsheet, no re-typing.
Related species in Rhinocryptidae
- Ampay Tapaculo (Scytalopus whitneyi)
- Ancash Tapaculo (Scytalopus affinis)
- Ash-colored Tapaculo (Myornis senilis)
- Bahia Tapaculo (Eleoscytalopus psychopompus)
- Black-throated Huet-huet (Pteroptochos tarnii)
- Blackish Tapaculo (Scytalopus latrans)
- Boa Nova Tapaculo (Scytalopus gonzagai)
- Bolivian Tapaculo (Scytalopus bolivianus)