White-crowned Tapaculo
Scytalopus atratus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyRhinocryptidae (Tapaculos)
- GenusScytalopus (Scytalopus Tapaculos)
- SpeciesScytalopus atratus (White-crowned Tapaculo)
Closest Relatives at Manu National Park
Trilling Tapaculo
Scytalopus parvirostris
Diademed Tapaculo
Scytalopus schulenbergi
Rusty-belted Tapaculo
Liosceles thoracicus
Silver-beaked Tanager
Ramphocelus carbo
Russet-backed Oropendola
Psarocolius angustifrons
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Blue-gray Tanager
Thraupis episcopus
Yellow-rumped Cacique
Cacicus cela
Social Flycatcher
Myiozetetes similis
Buff-throated Saltator
Saltator maximus
Violaceous Jay
Cyanocorax violaceus
Southern Rough-winged Swallow
Stelgidopteryx ruficollis
📅 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 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 2 | Cordillera Azul National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 3 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 4 | Chingaza National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 5 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 6 | Puracé National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a White-crowned Tapaculo in Manu National Park?
About 6% of visitor-days record a White-crowned Tapaculo sighting in Manu National Park, based on 342 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see White-crowned Tapaculo in Manu National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for White-crowned Tapaculo in Manu National Park in our monthly data.