Brasilia tapaculo

Scytalopus novacapitalis

The Brasilia tapaculo (Scytalopus novacapitalis) 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	Scytalopus novacapitalis
Region	South America
Found in	Brazil

🏡 Where the Brasilia 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 19 grams. It mostly eats insects and other small creatures.

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Recorded by Robson Silva e Silva (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC658506. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Brasilia tapaculo

Where does the Brasilia tapaculo live?

The Brasilia tapaculo lives in Brazil. Found in Brazil.

What does the Brasilia 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 Brasilia 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.