Merida Tapaculo (Scytalopus meridanus)
About the Merida Tapaculo
The Mérida tapaculo (Scytalopus meridanus) is a species of bird in the family Rhinocryptidae. It is endemic to Venezuela. The Mérida tapaculo was previously considered a subspecies of brown-rumped tapaculo (Scytalopus latebricola) but was elevated to species rank based on differences in their vocalizations. Two subspecies are currently (2021) recognized, the nominate S. meridanus meridanus and the "Lara" S. m. fuscicauda. The latter was at one time classed as a subspecies of Magellanic tapaculo (S. magellanicus) and has also been considered a separate species, "Lara tapaculo". It might even be conspecific with S. a. meridanus and not a subspecies.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 82 recordings for this species: 65 CC BY-NC-ND · 17 CC BY-NC-SA. 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.
As soon as someone uploads a freely licensed recording, we mirror it and the player appears here.
Listed as recorded in Venezuela 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.