What is Tapaculo?
{{Taxobox | name = Tapaculos | image = Ocellated Tapaculo (Acropternis orthonyx).jpg | image_width = 240px | image_caption = [[Ocellated Tapaculo]], ''Acropternis orthonyx'' | regnum = [[Animal]]ia | phylum = [[Chordata]] | classis = [[Aves]] | ordo = [[Passeriformes]] | subordo = [[Tyranni]] | familia = [[Formicariidae]] }} The '''tapaculos''' (pronounced ''ta-pa-COO-lo'') are a [[group]] of small [[Passeriformes|passeriform]] [[bird]]s. They have many species, and are [[found]] mostly in [[South America]], especially in the [[Andean]] regions. Three species, the [[Choco Tapaculo|Choco]], the [[Pale-throated Tapaculo|Pale-throated]] and the [[Silvery-fronted Tapaculo]], are found in southern [[Central America]]. Tapaculos nest in many places, from ground [[burrow]]s to [[tree]] holes. Some make a ball nest in a bush.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |url= http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/583066/tapaculo |title=tapaculo (bird) -- Britannica Online Encyclopedia |first= |last=|encyclopedia=britannica.com |year=2012 |accessdate=25 May 2012}}</ref> == References == <references/> {{biology-stub}} [[Category:Tyranni]]