Ocellated Tapaculo
Acropternis orthonyx
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyRhinocryptidae (Tapaculos)
- GenusAcropternis
- SpeciesAcropternis orthonyx (Ocellated Tapaculo)
Closest Relatives at Podocarpus National Park
Chusquea Tapaculo
Scytalopus parkeri
White-crowned Tapaculo
Scytalopus atratus
Blackish Tapaculo
Scytalopus latrans
Loja Tapaculo
Scytalopus androstictus
Ash-colored Tapaculo
Myornis senilis
Long-tailed Tapaculo
Scytalopus micropterus
Blue-and-white Swallow
Notiochelidon cyanoleuca
Masked Flowerpiercer
Diglossa cyanea
Lacrimose Mountain-Tanager
Anisognathus lacrymosus
Blue-necked Tanager
Stilpnia cyanicollis
Yellow-breasted Brush-Finch
Atlapetes latinuchus
Great Thrush
Turdus fuscater
📅 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 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 2 | Chingaza National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 3 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 4 | Puracé National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Ocellated Tapaculo in Podocarpus National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Ocellated Tapaculo sighting in Podocarpus National Park, based on 19 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Ocellated Tapaculo in Podocarpus National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Ocellated Tapaculo in Podocarpus National Park in our monthly data.