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Blackish Tapaculo

Scytalopus latrans Hellmayr, CE 1924

The blackish tapaculo is a species of bird in the family Rhinocryptidae. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Rhinocryptidae
Genus:
   Scytalopus
Scientific:
  Scytalopus latrans

Original description

Citation:
  Hellmayr, CE 1924

Reference:
   Field Mus. Nat. Hist. Publ., Zool. Ser. Ser., Vol. XIII, no.223 p.11, footnote c

Protonym:
  Scytalopus unicolor latrans

Type locality:
  Cerro Munchique, 7000 feet, coast range west of Popayan, Colombia.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/20769#page/29/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  058E053699654EDA

Avibase ID:
  avibase-058E0536

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/058E0536

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 916043

English:
Blackish Tapaculo
Bulgarian:
Черно тапакуло
Catalan:
tapacul negrós
Czech:
štidlák tmavý
Danish:
Sortgrå Tapaculo
German:
Schwarztapaculo
Esperanto:
nigreta tapakulo
Spanish:
Churrín negruzco
Spanish (Spain):
Churrín negruzco
Finnish:
mustatapakulo
French:
Mérulaxe noirâtre
Croatian:
čađasta strmorepka
Italian:
Tapaculo nerastro
Japanese:
クロミオタテドリ
Lithuanian:
juosvasis topakulas
Dutch:
Zwarte Tapaculo
Norwegian:
Bektapakulo
Polish:
krytonosek czarniawy
Portuguese:
tapaculo-enegrecido
Portuguese (Portugal):
tapaculo-escuro
Russian:
Чёрный тапакуло
Slovak:
tapakulo štekavý
Serbian:
Crnkasti tapakulo
Swedish:
svartgrå tapakul
Turkish:
Karaca Tapakola
Ukrainian:
тапакуло чорний
Chinese:
黑窜鸟
Chinese (Traditional):
淡黑色竄鳥

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Blackish Tapaculo ( Scytalopus latrans) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Blackish or Pacific Tapaculo ( Scytalopus [latrans or subcinereus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Blackish or Pacific Tapaculo ( Scytalopus [latrans or subcinereus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025):
Blackish Tapaculo ( Scytalopus latrans)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Blackish or Pacific Tapaculo ( Scytalopus [latrans or subcinereus])
Avilist 2025:
Blackish Tapaculo ( Scytalopus latrans) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Blackish Tapaculo ( Scytalopus latrans) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Blackish Tapaculo ( Scytalopus latrans) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Blackish Tapaculo ( Scytalopus latrans) [version 1]
Clements, version 2024:
Blackish Tapaculo ( Scytalopus latrans) [version 1]
Clements, version 2025:
Blackish Tapaculo ( Scytalopus latrans) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Blackish Tapaculo ( Scytalopus latrans) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
Blackish Tapaculo ( Scytalopus latrans) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
Blackish Tapaculo ( Scytalopus latrans) [version 1]
eBird version 2024:
Blackish Tapaculo ( Scytalopus latrans) [version 1]
eBird version 2025:
Blackish Tapaculo ( Scytalopus latrans) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Blackish Tapaculo ( Scytalopus latrans) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Blackish Tapaculo ( Scytalopus latrans) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Blackish Tapaculo ( Scytalopus latrans) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Blackish Tapaculo ( Scytalopus latrans) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Blackish Tapaculo ( Scytalopus latrans) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Blackish Tapaculo ( Scytalopus latrans) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Blackish Tapaculo ( Scytalopus latrans) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Blackish Tapaculo ( Scytalopus latrans) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1:
Blackish Tapaculo ( Scytalopus latrans) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (24/08/2021):
Blackish Tapaculo ( Scytalopus latrans) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (24/07/2022):
Blackish Tapaculo ( Scytalopus latrans) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (28/09/2023):
Blackish Tapaculo ( Scytalopus latrans) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (27/07/2024):
Blackish Tapaculo ( Scytalopus latrans) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (31/07/2025):
Blackish Tapaculo ( Scytalopus latrans) [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Scytalopus [latrans or intermedius] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Catalan: tapacul negrós
Czech: štidlák tmavý
Danish: Sortgrå Tapaculo
German: Schwarztapaculo
English: Blackish or Pacific Tapaculo, Blackish Tapaculo
English, HBW: Blackish Tapaculo
English (IOC): Blackish Tapaculo
English (United States): Blackish Tapaculo
Esperanto: nigreta tapakulo
Spanish: Churrín negruzco
Spanish (Ecuador): Tapaculo Negruzco
Spanish (Spain): Churrín negruzco
Spanish (Peru): Tapaculo Negruzco
Spanish (Venezuela): Tapaculo Unicolor
Finnish: mustatapakulo
French: Mérulaxe noirâtre, Mérulaxe noirâtre (latrans), Mérulaxe noirâtre ou M. grisâtre
Croatian: čađasta strmorepka
Italian: Tapaculo nerastro
Japanese: クロミオタテドリ
Scientific: Scytalopus [latrans or subcinereus], Scytalopus latrans
Lithuanian: juosvasis topakulas
Dutch: Zwarte Tapaculo
Norwegian: Bektapakulo
Polish: krytonosek czarniawy
Portuguese: tapaculo-enegrecido
Portuguese (Portugal): tapaculo-escuro
Russian: Чёрный тапакуло
Slovak: tapakulo štekavý
Swedish: svartgrå tapakul
Turkish: Karaca Tapakola
Ukrainian: тапакуло чорний
Chinese: 黑窜鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 淡黑色竄鳥

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