Plain-capped Ground-Tyrant

Plain-capped Ground-Tyrant

Muscisaxicola alpinus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Cajas National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
20–30
Feb
10–20
Mar
30–40
Apr
30–40
May
20–30
Jun
20–30
Jul
30–40
Aug
30–40
Sep
10–20
Oct
20–30
Nov
20–30
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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
20–30%
2 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
3 Chingaza National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
4 Puracé National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data

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.

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