Pale-bellied tapaculo

Pale-bellied tapaculo
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Rhinocryptidae
Genus:	Scytalopus
Species:	S. griseicollis
Binomial name
Scytalopus griseicollis (Lafresnaye, 1840)

The pale-bellied tapaculo (Scytalopus griseicollis), also known as the matorral tapaculo or rufous-bellied tapaculo, is a species of bird in the family Rhinocryptidae. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

Taxonomy

• The Cundinamarca tapaculo (Scytalopus infasciatus) is sometimes split from this species.
• The Lara tapaculo (Scytalopus fuscicauda) is sometimes split from this species.