NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
White-winged Tapaculo
Scytalopus krabbei Schulenberg, Lane, A. J. Spencer, Angulo & Cadena, 2020
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The white-winged tapaculo (Scytalopus krabbei) is a species of bird in the tapaculo family, Rhinocryptidae. It was described in 2020 by the American ornithologist Tom Schulenberg and his colleagues. It is known only from north-central Peru, where it inhabits wet shrub forest and montane forest. White-winged tapaculos are small and drab birds, being mostly gray in color with brownish, barred upperparts and tails, and a distinctive patch of white on the wing. Adults are 10–11 cm (3.9–4.3 in) long; males weigh 18.0–20.8 g (0.63–0.73 oz) and females weigh 16.5–18.0 g (0.58–0.63 oz). Despite their relatively distinctive appearance, their cryptic nature means that they are typically best identified by their vocalizations.
Most aspects of the white-winged tapaculo's ecology are unknown, but are thought to be similar to other Scytalopus tapaculos. Like other tapaculos, it is highly secretive and mouse-like in its behavior. The white-winged tapaculo has not yet been evaluated and assigned a conservation status by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, but the authors of the study describing it suggested that it be classified as being of least concern.
Wikipedia contributors, White-winged tapaculo; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:51:15.184852+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Scytalopus krabbei Schulenberg, Lane, A. J. Spencer, Angulo & Cadena, 2020
- Name authority
- Schulenberg, Lane, A. J. Spencer, Angulo & Cadena, 2020
- Common name
- White-winged Tapaculo
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Rhinocryptidae
- Genus
- Scytalopus
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyRhinocryptidae Wetmore, 1930
- genusScytalopus Gould, 1837
- speciesScytalopus krabbei Schulenberg, Lane, A. J. Spencer, Angulo & Cadena, 2020
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Scytalopus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Tschudi's TapaculoScytalopus acutirostris (Tschudi, 1844) | RhinocryptidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ancash TapaculoScytalopus affinis J. T. Zimmer, 1939 | RhinocryptidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Bolivian TapaculoScytalopus bolivianus J. A. Allen, 1889 | RhinocryptidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Paramillo TapaculoScytalopus canus Chapman, 1915 | RhinocryptidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Caracas TapaculoScytalopus caracae Hellmayr, 1922 | RhinocryptidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Junin TapaculoScytalopus gettyae Hosner, Robbins, Valqui & Peterson, 2013 | RhinocryptidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Marsh TapaculoScytalopus iraiensis Bornschein, Reinert & Pichorim, 1998 | RhinocryptidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Large-footed TapaculoScytalopus macropus Berlepsch & Stolzmann, 1896 | RhinocryptidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Magellanic TapaculoScytalopus magellanicus (J. F. Gmelin, 1789) | RhinocryptidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Merida TapaculoScytalopus meridanus Hellmayr, 1922 | RhinocryptidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Brasilia TapaculoScytalopus novacapitalis Sick, 1958 | RhinocryptidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Paramo TapaculoScytalopus opacus J. T. Zimmer, 1941 | RhinocryptidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Krabbe, Niels K., Thomas S. Schulenberg, Peter A. Hosner, Kenneth V. Rosenberg, et al. (2020). Untangling cryptic diversity in the High Andes: Revision of the Scytalopus [magellanicus] complex (Rhinocryptidae) in Peru reveals three new species. The Auk, Vol. 137, No. 2. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:L2P4Z. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.