Magellanic Tapaculo
Scytalopus magellanicus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyRhinocryptidae (Tapaculos)
- GenusScytalopus (Scytalopus Tapaculos)
- SpeciesScytalopus magellanicus (Magellanic Tapaculo)
Closest Relatives at Torres del Paine National Park
Rufous-collared Sparrow
Zonotrichia capensis
Austral Thrush
Turdus falcklandii
Southern House Wren
Troglodytes musculus
Chilean Swallow
Tachycineta leucopyga
Austral Negrito
Lessonia rufa
White-crested Elaenia
Elaenia albiceps
Fire-eyed Diucon
Xolmis pyrope
Long-tailed Meadowlark
Sturnella loyca
Black-chinned Siskin
Spinus barbatus
Thorn-tailed Rayadito
Aphrastura spinicauda
Austral Blackbird
Curaeus curaeus
Patagonian Sierra-Finch
Phrygilus patagonicus
📅 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 | Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park | 🇨🇱 Chile | |
| 2 | Nahuel Huapi National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 3 | Torres del Paine National Park | 🇨🇱 Chile | |
| 4 | Tierra del Fuego National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Magellanic Tapaculo in Torres del Paine National Park?
About 5% of visitor-days record a Magellanic Tapaculo sighting in Torres del Paine National Park, based on 66 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Magellanic Tapaculo in Torres del Paine National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Magellanic Tapaculo in Torres del Paine National Park in our monthly data.