Slaty Bristlefront
Merulaxis ater
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyRhinocryptidae (Tapaculos)
- GenusMerulaxis (Bristlefronts)
- SpeciesMerulaxis ater (Slaty Bristlefront)
Closest Relatives at Itatiaia National Park
Mouse-colored Tapaculo
Scytalopus speluncae
White-breasted Tapaculo
Eleoscytalopus indigoticus
Rufous-collared Sparrow
Zonotrichia capensis
Saffron Finch
Sicalis flaveola
Golden-crowned Warbler
Basileuterus culicivorus
Rufous-bellied Thrush
Turdus rufiventris
Blue-and-white Swallow
Notiochelidon cyanoleuca
Southern House Wren
Troglodytes musculus
Green-headed Tanager
Tangara seledon
Olivaceous Woodcreeper
Sittasomus griseicapillus
Ruby-crowned Tanager
Tachyphonus coronatus
Sayaca Tanager
Thraupis sayaca
📅 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 Slaty Bristlefront in Itatiaia National Park?
About 16% of visitor-days record a Slaty Bristlefront sighting in Itatiaia National Park, based on 222 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Slaty Bristlefront in Itatiaia National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Slaty Bristlefront in Itatiaia National Park in our monthly data.