Peruvian Sheartail

Peruvian Sheartail

Thaumastura cora

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

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
10–20
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 Huascarán National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
2 Lauca National Park 🇨🇱 Chile
Insufficient data
3 Paracas National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Peruvian Sheartail in Huascarán National Park?

About 1% of visitor-days record a Peruvian Sheartail sighting in Huascarán National Park, based on 5 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Peruvian Sheartail in Huascarán National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Peruvian Sheartail in Huascarán National Park in our monthly data.

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