Scale-throated Earthcreeper

Scale-throated Earthcreeper

Upucerthia dumetaria

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · Possible
overall probability at Torres del Paine National Park

Closest Relatives at Torres del Paine National Park

Thorn-tailed Rayadito
LC Endemic

Thorn-tailed Rayadito

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aphrastura spinicauda

30–40% · Possible
Dark-bellied Cinclodes
LC

Dark-bellied Cinclodes

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cinclodes patagonicus

10–20% · Possible
Buff-winged Cinclodes
LC

Buff-winged Cinclodes

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cinclodes fuscus

10–20% · With luck
Sharp-billed Canastero
LC

Sharp-billed Canastero

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Asthenes pyrrholeuca

0–10% · With luck
White-throated Treerunner
LC

White-throated Treerunner

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pygarrhichas albogularis

0–10% · With luck
Wren-like Rushbird
LC

Wren-like Rushbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phleocryptes melanops

0–10% · With luck
Plain-mantled Tit-Spinetail
LC

Plain-mantled Tit-Spinetail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Leptasthenura aegithaloides

<5% · Rare
Common Miner
LC

Common Miner

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Geositta cunicularia

<5% · Rare
Austral Canastero
LC

Austral Canastero

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Asthenes anthoides

<5% · Rare
Gray-flanked Cinclodes
LC Endemic

Gray-flanked Cinclodes

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cinclodes oustaleti

<5% · Rare
Rufous-banded Miner
LC

Rufous-banded Miner

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Geositta rufipennis

<5% · Rare
Short-billed Miner
LC

Short-billed Miner

Bird

Geositta antarctica

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
0–10
Feb
0–10
Mar
<5
Apr
10–20
May
10–20
Jun
0–10
Jul
0–10
Aug
20–30
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 Península Valdés 🇦🇷 Argentina
20–30%
2 Torres del Paine National Park 🇨🇱 Chile
10–20%
3 Nahuel Huapi National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
<5%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Scale-throated Earthcreeper in Torres del Paine National Park?

About 17% of visitor-days record a Scale-throated Earthcreeper sighting in Torres del Paine National Park, based on 217 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Scale-throated Earthcreeper in Torres del Paine National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Scale-throated Earthcreeper in Torres del Paine National Park in our monthly data.

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