The dusky tapaculo (Scytalopus fuscus) is a species of bird in the family Rhinocryptidae.

Following 1997 and 2003 publications, it was raised to species status because of vocal differences and because the two are sympatric over part of their ranges.

[4] No information has been published about the dusky tapaculo's diet or foraging behavior.

It was a globe made of root fibers and moss with a horse hair lining, placed at the end of a tunnel 0.6 m (2.0 ft) long.

[4] The dusky tapaculo's song is a repeated short rising trill [1].