Mouse-colored Tapaculo
Scytalopus speluncae
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyRhinocryptidae (Tapaculos)
- GenusScytalopus (Scytalopus Tapaculos)
- SpeciesScytalopus speluncae (Mouse-colored Tapaculo)
Closest Relatives at Serra dos Órgãos National Park
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
Rufous-bellied Thrush
Turdus rufiventris
Bananaquit
Coereba flaveola
Golden-chevroned Tanager
Thraupis ornata
Saffron Finch
Sicalis flaveola
Southern House Wren
Troglodytes musculus
Palm Tanager
Thraupis palmarum
Pale-breasted Thrush
Turdus leucomelas
Green-headed Tanager
Tangara seledon
Sayaca Tanager
Thraupis sayaca
Olivaceous Woodcreeper
Sittasomus griseicapillus
Violaceous Euphonia
Euphonia violacea
📅 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 | |
| 2 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Mouse-colored Tapaculo in Serra dos Órgãos National Park?
About 4% of visitor-days record a Mouse-colored Tapaculo sighting in Serra dos Órgãos National Park, based on 23 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Mouse-colored Tapaculo in Serra dos Órgãos National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Mouse-colored Tapaculo in Serra dos Órgãos National Park in our monthly data.