Chocó Tapaculo

Chocó Tapaculo

Scytalopus chocoensis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Darién National Park

Closest Relatives at Darién National Park

Pale-throated Tapaculo
NT

Pale-throated Tapaculo

Bird

Scytalopus panamensis

Insufficient data
Bananaquit
LC Endemic

Bananaquit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Coereba flaveola

50–60% · Likely
Tropical Kingbird
LC

Tropical Kingbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tyrannus melancholicus

50–60% · Likely
Blue-gray Tanager

Blue-gray Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thraupis episcopus

40–50% · Likely
Cocoa Woodcreeper
LC

Cocoa Woodcreeper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Xiphorhynchus susurrans

40–50% · Likely
Streaked Flycatcher
LC

Streaked Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Myiodynastes maculatus

40–50% · Likely
Black-chested Jay
LC

Black-chested Jay

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cyanocorax affinis

40–50% · Likely
Crested Oropendola
LC

Crested Oropendola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Psarocolius decumanus

40–50% · Likely
Purple-throated Fruitcrow
LC

Purple-throated Fruitcrow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Querula purpurata

30–40% · Possible
Golden-collared Manakin
LC

Golden-collared Manakin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Manacus vitellinus

30–40% · Possible
Cinnamon Becard
LC

Cinnamon Becard

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pachyramphus cinnamomeus

30–40% · Possible
Western Slaty-Antshrike
LC Endemic

Western Slaty-Antshrike

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thamnophilus atrinucha

30–40% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
0–10
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️🌙 When They're Spotted

Active throughout day and night · across all parks (global)

☀️🌙Day & Night
☀️🌙🌙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 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
0–10%
2 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Chocó Tapaculo in Darién National Park?

About 1% of visitor-days record a Chocó Tapaculo sighting in Darién National Park, based on 39 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Chocó Tapaculo in Darién National Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for Chocó Tapaculo in Darién National Park in our monthly data.

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