Bahia tapaculo

Eleoscytalopus psychopompus

The Bahia tapaculo (Eleoscytalopus psychopompus) is a bird found in Brazil. Found in Brazil. It eats insects and other small invertebrates. The IUCN Red List lists it as Endangered.

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Scientific name	Eleoscytalopus psychopompus
Region	South America
Found in	Brazil

🏡 Where the Bahia tapaculo lives

Found in Brazil.

🍽️ What it eats

🐛 Insects & bugs100%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

EndangeredVery few are left in the wild.

💡 It weighs about 18 grams. It mostly eats insects and other small creatures.

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Recorded by Jon King (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0), xeno-canto XC114447. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Bahia tapaculo

Where does the Bahia tapaculo live?

The Bahia tapaculo lives in Brazil. Found in Brazil.

What does the Bahia tapaculo eat?

insects and other small invertebrates (about 100%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Bahia tapaculo endangered?

Very few are left in the wild. Its IUCN Red List category is Endangered.

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Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.