Tapaculos

Ocellated Tapaculo

Acropternis orthonyx

The Ocellated Tapaculo (Acropternis orthonyx) is a 90 g forest bird that eats mostly insects and other invertebrates. It stays put all year.

Family

Tapaculos

Order

Passeriformes

Weight

90 g

Habitat

Forest

Diet

Invertebrates

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

3

Recorded in Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela.

Where to see it: Reserva Ecológica Río Blanco · Lodge (Colombia); Refugio Paz de las Aves (Angel Paz) (Ecuador); Cabañas San Isidro (Ecuador); WildSumaco Lodge (Ecuador).

Photo: (c) desertnaturalist, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist