Large-footed Tapaculo (Scytalopus macropus)
About the Large-footed Tapaculo
The large-footed tapaculo (Scytalopus macropus) is a species of bird in the family Rhinocryptidae. It is endemic to Peru. Unlike many other tapaculos, the large-footed tapaculo has been treated as a species since it was described. It is monotypic. The large-footed tapaculo is 14 cm (5.5 in) long. Males weigh 36 to 43 g (1.3 to 1.5 oz) and two females weighed 32 and 32.5 g (1.13 and 1.15 oz). It is the largest species of genus Scytalopus. The adult is uniformly very dark gray. The juvenile is paler than the adult, but still dark gray. The feathers of the juvenile's upperparts are tipped with dark brown and those of the underparts with buff or off-white.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 12 recordings for this species: 10 CC BY-NC-SA · 2 CC BY-NC-ND. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Peru in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Ampay TapaculoScytalopus whitneyirecording
- Blackish TapaculoScytalopus latransrecording
- Choco TapaculoScytalopus chocoensisrecording
- Chusquea TapaculoScytalopus parkerirecording
- El Oro TapaculoScytalopus robbinsirecording
- Loja TapaculoScytalopus androstictusrecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.