Silvery-fronted Tapaculo

Scytalopus argentifrons Ridgway, 1891

Rhinocryptidae — Tapaculos

Silvery-fronted Tapaculo, Scytalopus argentifrons, is a bird of the tapaculo family in Middle America, breeding in Costa Rica and Panama. It was described by Ridgway in 1891. Its whole range lies in Central America, making it the only member of its family confined entirely to that region. It lives in Talamancan montane forest, with the Chiriqui form restricted to western Panama and the nominate race ranging from western Panama north through most of Costa Rica almost to Nicaragua. It is associated with thickets and bamboo in damp forest undergrowth, especially in ravines and beside streams.

Order: Passeriformes
Family: Rhinocryptidae — Tapaculos
Breeding range: Middle America: Costa Rica and Panama