| Tapaculos | |
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| Moustached turca (Pteroptochos megapodius) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Parvorder: | Furnariida |
| Family: | Rhinocryptidae Wetmore, 1930 |
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Pteroptochidae | |
The tapaculos /ˌtæpəˈkuːloʊz, ˌtɑːpɑː-/ or tapacolos /-ˈkoʊ-/[1][2] are a family, Rhinocryptidae, of small suboscine passerine birds, found mainly in South America and with the highest diversity in the Andean regions. Three species (Chocó, Tacarcuna, and the silvery-fronted) are found in southern Central America.
- ^ "tapaculo". The Chambers Dictionary (9th ed.). Chambers. 2003. ISBN 0-550-10105-5.
- ^ "tapacolo". Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary. Merriam-Webster. Retrieved 2022-03-25.