The chusquea tapaculo (Scytalopus parkeri) is a species of bird in the family Rhinocryptidae.

[4] The chusquea tapaculo is found only in southern Ecuador and northernmost Peru, from the East Andes and the Chilla Mountains of Ecuador south to Cordillera del Cóndor that straddles the Ecuador-Peru border.

[4] The chusquea tapacolo's nest is a ball of moss lined with fine fibers and placed in a natural cavity in an earthen bank.

Though year round nesting has been suggested, most breeding in far southeastern Ecuador was between August and December.

[4] The male chusquea tapaculo's song is a series of 10 to 12 notes that fall in pitch and then level off [1].