White-crowned Tapaculo
Scytalopus atratus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyRhinocryptidae (Tapaculos)
- GenusScytalopus (Scytalopus Tapaculos)
- SpeciesScytalopus atratus (White-crowned Tapaculo)
Closest Relatives at Cordillera Azul National Park
Rufous-vented Tapaculo
Scytalopus femoralis
Trilling Tapaculo
Scytalopus parvirostris
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Blue-gray Tanager
Thraupis episcopus
Social Flycatcher
Myiozetetes similis
Palm Tanager
Thraupis palmarum
Yellow-rumped Cacique
Cacicus cela
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
Magpie Tanager
Cissopis leverianus
Peruvian Tyrannulet
Zimmerius viridiflavus
Southern House Wren
Troglodytes musculus
Purple-throated Euphonia
Euphonia chlorotica
📅 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 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 2 | Cordillera Azul National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 3 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 4 | Chingaza National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 5 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 6 | Puracé National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a White-crowned Tapaculo in Cordillera Azul National Park?
About 9% of visitor-days record a White-crowned Tapaculo sighting in Cordillera Azul National Park, based on 122 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see White-crowned Tapaculo in Cordillera Azul National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for White-crowned Tapaculo in Cordillera Azul National Park in our monthly data.