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Caracas Tapaculo

Scytalopus caracae Hellmayr, CE 1922

The Caracas tapaculo is a species of bird in the family Rhinocryptidae. It is endemic to Venezuela. Source: Wikipedia

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


Original description

Citation:
  Hellmayr, CE 1922

Reference:
   Orn. Monatsber. 30 p.56

Protonym:
  Scytalopus latebricola caracae

Type locality:
  Galipan, Cerro de Avila, Venezuela.

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32597927


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  1B7E55DC78405695

Avibase ID:
  avibase-1B7E55DC

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/1B7E55DC


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 562878

Geographic range:

  • Scytalopus caracae: coastal mountains of northern Venezuela (Aragua to Miranda and western Sucre)
English:
Caracas Tapaculo
Catalan:
tapacul de Caracas
Czech:
štidlák caracaský
Danish:
Caracastapaculo
German:
Caracastapaculo
Spanish:
Churrín de Caracas
Spanish (Spain):
Churrín de Caracas
Finnish:
venezuelantapakulo
French:
Mérulaxe de Caracas
Croatian:
venezuelska strmorepka
Italian:
Tapaculo di Caracas
Japanese (romaji):
karakasuotatedori
Japanese:
カラカスオタテドリ
Lithuanian:
karakasinis topakulas
Dutch:
Caracastapaculo
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Caracastapakulo
Norwegian:
Caracastapakulo
Polish:
krytonosek wenezuelski
Portuguese:
tapaculo-de-caracas
Portuguese (Portugal):
tapaculo-de-caracas
Russian:
Венесуэльский тапакуло
Slovak:
tapakulo krikľavý
Swedish:
caracastapakul
Ukrainian:
Тапакуло каракаський
Chinese:
加拉加斯窜鸟
Chinese (Traditional):
卡拉卡斯竄鳥


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 2]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 2]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 2]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 2]
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 2]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 2]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 2]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 2]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 2]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 2]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 2]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 2]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 2]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 2]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Mérulaxe de Caracas ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 2]
Clements, version 2022:
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 2]
Clements, version 2023:
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 2]
Clements, version 2024:
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 2]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 3]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 3]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 3]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 3]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 3]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae)
Clements 6th edition:
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 2]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 2]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 2]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 2]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 2]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 2]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 2]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 2]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 2]
Clements, version 2015:
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 2]
Clements, version 2016:
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 2]
Clements, version 2017:
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 2]
Clements, version 2018:
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 2]
Clements, version 2019:
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 2]
eBird version 1.50:
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 2]
eBird version 1.52:
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 2]
eBird version 1.53:
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 2]
eBird version 1.54:
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 2]
eBird version 1.55:
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 2]
eBird version 2015:
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 2]
eBird version 2016:
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 2]
eBird version 2017:
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 2]
eBird version 2018:
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 2]
eBird version 2019:
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 2]
eBird version 2021:
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 2]
eBird version 2022:
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 2]
eBird version 2023:
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 2]
eBird version 2024:
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 2]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Scytalopus latebricola caracae [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 2]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 2]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 2]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 2]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 2]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 2]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 2]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 2]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Scytalopus latebricola caracae [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Scytalopus latebricola caracae [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 2]
South American Classification Committee (24/10/2003):
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 2]
South American Classification Committee (14/09/2005):
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 2]
South American Classification Committee (16/07/2006):
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 2]
South American Classification Committee (26/09/2007):
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 2]
South American Classification Committee (01/05/2008):
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 2]
South American Classification Committee (30/09/2009):
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 2]
South American Classification Committee (19/08/2010):
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 2]
South American Classification Committee (8/08/2011):
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 2]
South American Classification Committee (8/02/2012):
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 2]
South American Classification Committee (4/09/2012):
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 2]
South American Classification Committee (17/03/2013):
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 2]
South American Classification Committee (9/02/2014):
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 2]
South American Classification Committee (16/02/2015):
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 2]
South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016):
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 2]
South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017):
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 2]
South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018):
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 2]
South American Classification Committee (6/06/2019):
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 2]
South American Classification Committee (20/02/2020):
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 2]
South American Classification Committee (8/06/2020):
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 2]
South American Classification Committee (24/08/2021):
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 2]
South American Classification Committee (24/07/2022):
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 2]
South American Classification Committee (28/09/2023):
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 2]
South American Classification Committee (27/07/2024):
Caracas Tapaculo ( Scytalopus caracae) [version 2]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Scytalopus caracae [version 3]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Scytalopus caracae [version 2]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Scytalopus [latebricola, caracae or spillmanni] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Related taxa

Alternative arrangements:  1  2  3 

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.


Catalan: tapacul de Caracas
Czech: štidlák caracaský
Danish: Caracastapaculo
German: Caracastapaculo
English: Caracas Tapaculo, Venezuelan Tapaculo
English, HBW: Caracas Tapaculo
English (IOC): Caracas Tapaculo
English (United States): Caracas Tapaculo
Spanish: Churrín de Caracas, Tapaculo de Caracas
Spanish (Spain): Churrín de Caracas
Spanish (HBW): Caracas Tapaculo
Spanish (Venezuela): Pájaro Ratón de Caracas, Tapaculo de Caracas
Finnish: venezuelantapakulo
French: Mérulaxe de Caracas
Croatian: venezuelska strmorepka
Italian: Tapaculo di Caracas
Japanese (romaji): karakasuotatedori
Japanese: カラカスオタテドリ
Scientific: Scytalopus caracae, Scytalopus latebricola caracae
Lithuanian: karakasinis topakulas
Dutch: Caracastapaculo
Norwegian Nynorsk: Caracastapakulo
Norwegian: Caracastapakulo
Polish: krytonosek wenezuelski
Portuguese: tapaculo-de-caracas
Portuguese (Portugal): tapaculo-de-caracas
Russian: Венесуэльский тапакуло
Slovak: tapakulo krikľavý
Swedish: caracastapakul, Caracastapakulo
Turkish: Karakas tapakolası
Ukrainian: Тапакуло каракаський
Chinese: 加拉加斯窜鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 卡拉卡斯竄鳥

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