Scelorchilus

Scelorchilus is a genus of bird in the family Rhinocryptidae.

Scelorchilus
Chucao tapaculo (Scelorchilus rubecula)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Rhinocryptidae
Genus:	Scelorchilus Oberholser, 1923
Type species
Pteroptochus rubecula[1] von Kittlitz, 1830

Species

It contains the following species:

Genus Scelorchilus – Oberholser, 1923 – two species

Common name	Scientific name and subspecies	Range	Size and ecology	IUCN status and estimated population
White-throated tapaculo[2]	Scelorchilus albicollis (Kittlitz, 1830)	Chile.	Size: Habitat: Diet:	LC
Chucao tapaculo[3]	Scelorchilus rubecula (Kittlitz, 1830) Two subspecies S. r. rubecula. S. r. mochae	Chile and Argentina	Size: Habitat: Diet:	LC