Black-capped Piprites
Piprites pileata
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCotingidae (Cotingas)
- GenusPiprites
- SpeciesPiprites pileata (Black-capped Piprites)
Closest Relatives at Itatiaia National Park
Chestnut-crowned Becard
Pachyramphus castaneus
Greenish Schiffornis
Schiffornis virescens
Black-and-gold Cotinga
Lipaugus ater
Bare-throated Bellbird
Procnias nudicollis
Red-ruffed Fruitcrow
Pyroderus scutatus
Swallow-tailed Cotinga
Phibalura flavirostris
Black-tailed Tityra
Tityra cayana
Black-crowned Tityra
Tityra inquisitor
Crested Becard
Pachyramphus validus
Sharpbill
Oxyruncus cristatus
White-winged Becard
Pachyramphus polychopterus
Green-backed Becard
Pachyramphus viridis
📅 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 | Itatiaia National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Black-capped Piprites in Itatiaia National Park?
About 14% of visitor-days record a Black-capped Piprites sighting in Itatiaia National Park, based on 197 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Black-capped Piprites in Itatiaia National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Black-capped Piprites in Itatiaia National Park in our monthly data.