Ocellated Tapaculo (Acropternis orthonyx)

Order: Passeriformes | Family: Rhinocryptidae | IUCN Status: Least Concern

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Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Eastern Andes of Colombia

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Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Pichincha, Ecuador

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Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Eastern Andes of Colombia

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Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Pichincha, Ecuador

Identification & Behavior: ~21.5 cm (8.4 in). The handsomely plumaged Ocellated Tapaculo is mostly black with white spots on the upperparts and underparts. The sides of the head and throat are chestnut.  The legs are relatively long and have large feet and long claws. The rump is rufous. It forages on the ground or close to the ground in thick foliage that also includes bamboo stands.  It is superficially similar to the Barred Antthrush but is distinguished by having white spots on the upperparts.

Status: The Ocellated Tapaculo rare in humid montane forests of the east slope of extreme northeast Peru. It is known to occur at elevations ranging between 2300-3000 m. The Ocellated Tapaculo also occurs in Co and Ec.

Name in Spanish: Tapaculo Ocelado.

Sub-species: Ocellated Tapaculo (Acropternis orthonyx infuscatus), Salvadori and Festa, 1899.

Meaning of Name: Acropternis: Gr. akros= ending in a point, highest and pterne= heel. orthonyx: Gr. orthos= straight and onux, onukhos= claw.

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Distribution Map
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References:

    • Species range based on: Schulenberg, T. S., D. F. Stotz, and L. Rico. 2006. Distribution maps of the birds of Peru, version 1.0. Environment, Culture & Conservation (ECCo). The Field Museum.  http://fm2.fieldmuseum.org/uw_test/birdsofperu on 03/01/2017.