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Scytalopus  Gould, 1837
Taxonomic Serial No.: 558215

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
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  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
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  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: complete   
  Latest Record Review: 2025   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomDeuterostomia   
          PhylumChordata  – cordés, cordado, chordates  
             SubphylumVertebrata  – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates  
                InfraphylumGnathostomata   
                   SuperclassTetrapoda   
                      ClassAves  – Birds, oiseaux  
                         OrderPasseriformes  – Perching Birds, passereaux  
                            FamilyRhinocryptidae Wetmore, 1930 – tapaculos  
                               GenusScytalopus Gould, 1837  
    Direct Children:  
                                  Species Scytalopus acutirostris (Tschudi, 1844) – Mérulaxe de Tschudi, tapaculo-sombrio-peruano, tapaculo-de-tschudi, Churrín de Tschudi, Tschudi's Tapaculo 
                                  Species Scytalopus affinis J. T. Zimmer, 1939 – Mérulaxe affin, tapaculo-de-âncache, tapaculo-de-ancash, Churrín de Ancash, Ancash Tapaculo 
                                  Species Scytalopus altirostris J. T. Zimmer, 1939 – Mérulaxe à bec épais, tapaculo-da-neblina, Churrín de neblina, Neblina Tapaculo 
                                  Species Scytalopus alvarezlopezi Stiles, Laverde-O. R. & Cadena, 2017 – Tatama Tapaculo, Mérulaxe du Tatama, tapaculo-dos-andes-ocidentais, tapaculo-de-tatamá, Churrín de Tatamá 
                                  Species Scytalopus androstictus Krabbe & Cadena, 2010 – Loja Tapaculo, Mérulaxe de Loja, tapaculo-de-loja, Churrín de Loja 
                                  Species Scytalopus argentifrons Ridgway, 1891 – Mérulaxe argenté, tapaculo-prateado, tapaculo-de-testa-prateada, Churrín plateado, Silvery-fronted Tapaculo 
                                  Species Scytalopus atratus Hellmayr, 1922 – White-crowned Tapaculo, Mérulaxe couronné, tapaculo-de-coroa-branca, Churrín coroniblanco 
                                  Species Scytalopus bolivianus J. A. Allen, 1889 – Bolivian Tapaculo, Mérulaxe de Bolivie, tapaculo-boliviano, Churrín boliviano 
                                  Species Scytalopus canus Chapman, 1915 – Paramillo Tapaculo, Mérulaxe du Paramillo, tapaculo-do-paramilho, tapaculo-de-paramillo, Churrín del Paramillo 
                                  Species Scytalopus caracae Hellmayr, 1922 – Mérulaxe de Caracas, tapaculo-de-caracas, Churrín de Caracas, Caracas Tapaculo 
                                  Species Scytalopus chocoensis Krabbe & Schulenberg, 1997 – Mérulaxe du Choco, tapaculo-do-chocó, Churrín del Chocó, Choco Tapaculo 
                                  Species Scytalopus diamantinensis Bornschein, Maurício, Belmonte-Lopes, Mata & Bonatto, 2007 – Diamantina Tapaculo, Mérulaxe du Diamantina, tapaculo-da-chapada-diamantina, tapaculo-da-chapada, Churrín de Diamantina 
                                  Species Scytalopus femoralis (Tschudi, 1844) – Mérulaxe à ventre roux, tapaculo-de-crisso-ruivo, tapaculo-de-coxas-ruivas, Churrín ventrirrufo, Rufous-vented Tapaculo 
                                  Species Scytalopus frankeae K. V. Rosenberg, T. J. Davis, G. H. Rosenberg, Hosner, Robbins, Valqui & Lane, 2020 – Jalca Tapaculo, Mérulaxe de Franke, tapaculo-da-jalca, Churrín de la jalca 
                                  Species Scytalopus fuscus Gould, 1837 – Mérulaxe sombre, tapaculo-sombrio-chileno, tapaculo-preto-chileno, Churrín sombrío, Dusky Tapaculo 
                                  Species Scytalopus gettyae Hosner, Robbins, Valqui & Peterson, 2013 – Tapaculo de Junín, Junin Tapaculo, Mérulaxe de Getty, tapaculo-de-junim, tapaculo-de-junín, Churrín de Junín 
                                  Species Scytalopus gonzagai Maurício, Belmonte-Lopes, Pacheco, Silveira, Whitney & Bornschein, 2014 – Boa Nova Tapaculo, Mérulaxe de Gonzaga, tapaculo-preto-baiano, tapaculo-de-boa-nova, Churrín de Boa Nova 
                                  Species Scytalopus griseicollis (Lafresnaye, 1840) – Pale-bellied Tapaculo, Mérulaxe du matorral, tapaculo-de-ventre-claro, tapaculo-de-barriga-pálida, Churrín de matorral, Rufous-rumped Tapaculo 
                                  Species Scytalopus intermedius J. T. Zimmer, 1939 – Utcubamba Tapaculo, Mérulaxe de l'Utcubamba, tapaculo-do-utcubamba, Churrín de Utcubamba 
                                  Species Scytalopus iraiensis Bornschein, Reinert & Pichorim, 1998 – Marsh Tapaculo, Mérulaxe herbicole, tapaculo-da-várzea, tapaculo-palustre, Churrín palustre 
                                  Species Scytalopus krabbei Schulenberg, Lane, A. J. Spencer, Angulo & Cadena, 2020 – White-winged Tapaculo, Mérulaxe de Krabbe, tapaculo-de-asa-branca, tapaculo-d'asa-branca, Churrín aliblanco 
                                  Species Scytalopus latebricola Bangs, 1899 – Mérulaxe à croupion brun, tapaculo-ratão, tapaculo-de-flancos-castanhos, Churrín ratona, Brown-rumped Tapaculo 
                                  Species Scytalopus latrans Hellmayr, 1924 – Blackish Tapaculo, Mérulaxe noirâtre, tapaculo-enegrecido, tapaculo-escuro, Churrín negruzco 
                                  Species Scytalopus macropus Berlepsch & Stolzmann, 1896 – Mérulaxe à grands pieds, tapaculo-patudo, Churrín patudo, Large-footed Tapaculo 
                                  Species Scytalopus magellanicus (J. F. Gmelin, 1789) – Mérulaxe des Andes, tapaculo-magalhânico, tapaculo-de-magalhães, Churrín magallánico, Magellanic Tapaculo 
                                  Species Scytalopus meridanus Hellmayr, 1922 – Mérulaxe de Mérida, tapaculo-de-mérida, Churrín de Mérida, Merida Tapaculo 
                                  Species Scytalopus micropterus (P. L. Sclater, 1858) – Mérulaxe microptère, tapaculo-rabilongo, Churrín colilargo, Long-tailed Tapaculo 
                                  Species Scytalopus novacapitalis Sick, 1958 – Mérulaxe de Brasilia, tapaculo-de-brasília, Churrín de Brasilia, Brasilia Tapaculo 
                                  Species Scytalopus opacus J. T. Zimmer, 1941 – Paramo Tapaculo, Mérulaxe du paramo, tapaculo-do-páramo, Churrín paramero 
                                  Species Scytalopus pachecoi Maurício, 2005 – Planalto Tapaculo, Mérulaxe de Pacheco, tapaculo-ferreirinho, tapaculo-de-pacheco, Churrín de Pacheco 
                                  Species Scytalopus panamensis Chapman, 1915 – Mérulaxe du Panama, tapaculo-do-tacarcuna, Churrín panameño, Tacarcuna Tapaculo 
                                  Species Scytalopus parkeri Krabbe & Schulenberg, 1997 – Mérulaxe de Parker, tapaculo-do-bambu, Churrín del bambú, Chusquea Tapaculo 
                                  Species Scytalopus parvirostris J. T. Zimmer, 1939 – Mérulaxe à petit bec, tapaculo-trinador, Churrín trinador, Trilling Tapaculo 
                                  Species Scytalopus perijanus Avendaño, Cuervo, López-O, Gutiérrez-Pinto, Cortés-Diago & Cadena, 2015 – Perija Tapaculo, Mérulaxe de la Perija, tapaculo-do-perijá, tapaculo-de-perijá, Churrín del Perijá 
                                  Species Scytalopus petrophilus Whitney, de Vasconcelos, Silveira & Pacheco, 2010 – Rock Tapaculo, Mérulaxe des rochers, tapaculo-serrano, tapaculo-das-rochas, Churrín roquero 
                                  Species Scytalopus robbinsi Krabbe & Schulenberg, 1997 – Mérulaxe de Robbins, tapaculo-de-el-oro, Churrín de El Oro, El Oro Tapaculo 
                                  Species Scytalopus rodriguezi Krabbe, Salaman, Cortés-Diago, Quevedo, Ortega & Cadena, 2005 – Magdalena Tapaculo, Mérulaxe de Rodriguez, tapaculo-do-magdalena, tapaculo-do-alto-magdalena, Churrín del Alto Magdalena 
                                  Species Scytalopus sanctaemartae Chapman, 1915 – Santa Marta Tapaculo, Mérulaxe de Santa Marta, tapaculo-de-santa-marta, Churrín de Santa Marta 
                                  Species Scytalopus schulenbergi Whitney, 1994 – Mérulaxe à diadème, tapaculo-diademado, Churrín diademado, Diademed Tapaculo 
                                  Species Scytalopus simonsi C. Chubb, 1917 – Mérulaxe de Simons, tapaculo-da-puna, Churrín de la puna, Puna Tapaculo 
                                  Species Scytalopus speluncae (Ménétriés, 1835) – Mérulaxe souris, tapaculo-preto-do-sudeste, tapaculo-preto-brasileiro, Churrín plomizo, Mouse-colored Tapaculo 
                                  Species Scytalopus spillmanni Stresemann, 1937 – Mérulaxe de Spillmann, tapaculo-dos-andes-setentrionais, tapaculo-de-spillmann, Churrín de Spillmann, Spillmann's Tapaculo 
                                  Species Scytalopus stilesi Cuervo, Cadena, Krabbe & Renjifo, 2005 – Stiles's Tapaculo, Mérulaxe de Stiles, tapaculo-dos-andes-centrais, tapaculo-de-stiles, Churrín de Stiles 
                                  Species Scytalopus superciliaris Cabanis, 1883 – Mérulaxe bridé, tapaculo-de-sobrancelha-branca, tapaculo-de-sobrancelha, Churrín cejiblanco, White-browed Tapaculo 
                                  Species Scytalopus unicolor Salvin, 1895 – Mérulaxe unicolore, tapaculo-unicolor, Churrín unicolor, Unicolored Tapaculo 
                                  Species Scytalopus urubambae J. T. Zimmer, 1939 – Mérulaxe de Vilcabamba, tapaculo-de-vilcabamba, Churrín de Vilcabamba, Vilcabamba Tapaculo 
                                  Species Scytalopus vicinior J. T. Zimmer, 1939 – Mérulaxe du Narino, tapaculo-de-narinho, tapaculo-de-nariño, Churrín de Nariño, Narino Tapaculo 
                                  Species Scytalopus whitneyi Krabbe, Fjeldså, Hosner, Robbins & Andersen, 2020 – Ampay Tapaculo, Mérulaxe de Whitney, tapaculo-de-ampai, tapaculo-de-ampay, Churrín de Ampay 
                                  Species Scytalopus zimmeri J. Bond & Meyer de Schauensee, 1940 – Mérulaxe de Zimmer, tapaculo-das-quebradas, tapaculo-de-zimmer, Churrín de Zimmer, Zimmer's Tapaculo 
       

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  Expert: Alan P. Peterson, M.D.  
  Notes: PO Box 1999 Walla Walla, Washington 99362-0999   
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  Source: IOC World Bird List (version 15.1), website (version 15.1)  
  Acquired: 2025   
  Notes: Gill, F., D. Donsker, and P. Rasmussen, eds. 2025. IOC World Bird List (v 15.1. Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org [Accessed 03 Mar 2025]. doi : 10.14344/IOC.ML.14.1   
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