Species profile
Large-footed Tapaculo
Scytalopus macropus
Quick answer
E slope of Central Andes of Peru (s Amazonas to Junín)
- Scientific name
- Scytalopus macropus
- Family
- Rhinocryptidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Genus
- Scytalopus
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Recording Large-footed 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)