Plain-capped Ground-Tyrant
Muscisaxicola alpinus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyTyrannidae (Tirànids)
- GenusMuscisaxicola (Ground-Tyrants)
- SpeciesMuscisaxicola alpinus (Plain-capped Ground-Tyrant)
Closest Relatives at Cajas National Park
Brown-backed Chat-Tyrant
Ochthoeca fumicolor
White-throated Tyrannulet
Mecocerculus leucophrys
Black-billed Shrike-Tyrant
Agriornis montanus
Tufted Tit-Tyrant
Anairetes parulus
White-banded Tyrannulet
Mecocerculus stictopterus
Red-rumped Bush-Tyrant
Cnemarchus erythropygius
Vermilion Flycatcher
Pyrocephalus rubinus
Rufous-breasted Chat-Tyrant
Ochthoeca rufipectoralis
Crowned Chat Tyrant
Ochthoeca frontalis
Streak-throated Bush-Tyrant
Myiotheretes striaticollis
Black Phoebe
Sayornis nigricans
White-crested Elaenia
Elaenia albiceps
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cajas National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 2 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 3 | Chingaza National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 4 | Puracé National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Plain-capped Ground-Tyrant in Cajas National Park?
About 27% of visitor-days record a Plain-capped Ground-Tyrant sighting in Cajas National Park, based on 155 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Plain-capped Ground-Tyrant in Cajas National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Plain-capped Ground-Tyrant in Cajas National Park in our monthly data.