---
title: "Chucao Tapaculo"
description: "Scelorchilus rubecula — Uccelli. The chucao tapaculo (Scelorchilus rubecula) is a species of bird in the family Rhinocryptidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/chucao-tapaculo
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Chucao Tapaculo

> Scelorchilus rubecula — Uccelli. The chucao tapaculo (Scelorchilus rubecula) is a species of bird in the family Rhinocryptidae.

- Scientific name: *Scelorchilus rubecula*
- Category: `birds` (Uccelli)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 943
- Wikidata: [Q1262783](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1262783)
- iNaturalist taxon: [14773](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/14773)

## Names

- en: Chucao Tapaculo
- de: Rotkehltapaculo
- es: Chucao
- fr: Tourco rougegorge
- nl: Roodkeeltapaculo
- pt: Tapaculo-de-peito-ruivo
- pl: Krytonos rudogardły

## Countries with the most observations

CL (711), AR (164)

## Summary

The chucao tapaculo (Scelorchilus rubecula) is a species of bird in the family Rhinocryptidae. It is found in central Chile and adjacent Argentina; it has also been recorded in Chile's Magallanes Province.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chucao_tapaculo

## Photo

![Chucao Tapaculo](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/chucao-tapaculo/medium.jpg)

Photo: Diego Carús · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/29399839

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/chucao-tapaculo?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).