Páramo Tapaculo

Páramo Tapaculo

Scytalopus opacus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Los Nevados National Natural Park

Closest Relatives at Los Nevados National Natural Park

Spillmann's Tapaculo
LC

Spillmann's Tapaculo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Scytalopus spillmanni

0–10% · With luck
Blackish Tapaculo
LC

Blackish Tapaculo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Scytalopus latrans

0–10% · With luck
Stiles's Tapaculo
LC Endemic

Stiles's Tapaculo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Scytalopus stilesi

0–10% · With luck
White-crowned Tapaculo
LC

White-crowned Tapaculo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Scytalopus atratus

<5% · Rare
Ocellated Tapaculo
LC

Ocellated Tapaculo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Acropternis orthonyx

10–20% · With luck
Ash-colored Tapaculo
LC

Ash-colored Tapaculo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Myornis senilis

<5% · Rare
Rufous-collared Sparrow
LC Endemic

Rufous-collared Sparrow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Zonotrichia capensis

70–80% · Very likely
Great Thrush
LC

Great Thrush

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Turdus fuscater

60–70% · Likely
Scarlet-bellied Mountain-Tanager
LC

Scarlet-bellied Mountain-Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anisognathus igniventris

40–50% · Likely
Lacrimose Mountain-Tanager
LC

Lacrimose Mountain-Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anisognathus lacrymosus

30–40% · Possible
Brown-bellied Swallow

Brown-bellied Swallow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Notiochelidon murina

30–40% · Possible
Pale-naped Brush-Finch
LC

Pale-naped Brush-Finch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Atlapetes pallidinucha

30–40% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
20–30
Feb
20–30
Mar
10–20
Apr
10–20
May
10–20
Jun
20–30
Jul
20–30
Aug
10–20
Sep
10–20
Oct
20–30
Nov
20–30
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 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
20–30%
2 Puracé National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
3 Cajas National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Páramo Tapaculo in Los Nevados National Natural Park?

About 20% of visitor-days record a Páramo Tapaculo sighting in Los Nevados National Natural Park, based on 1048 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Páramo Tapaculo in Los Nevados National Natural Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for Páramo Tapaculo in Los Nevados National Natural Park in our monthly data.

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