Chucao Tapaculo
Scelorchilus rubecula
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyRhinocryptidae (Tapaculos)
- GenusScelorchilus (Chucao and White-throated Tapaculos)
- SpeciesScelorchilus rubecula (Chucao Tapaculo)
Closest Relatives at Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park
Black-throated Huet-huet
Pteroptochos tarnii
Magellanic Tapaculo
Scytalopus magellanicus
Ochre-flanked Tapaculo
Eugralla paradoxa
Austral Thrush
Turdus falcklandii
Thorn-tailed Rayadito
Aphrastura spinicauda
Patagonian Sierra-Finch
Phrygilus patagonicus
White-crested Elaenia
Elaenia albiceps
Chilean Swallow
Tachycineta leucopyga
Southern House Wren
Troglodytes musculus
Dark-bellied Cinclodes
Cinclodes patagonicus
Tufted Tit-Tyrant
Anairetes parulus
Fire-eyed Diucon
Xolmis pyrope
📅 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 |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Chucao Tapaculo in Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park?
About 77% of visitor-days record a Chucao Tapaculo sighting in Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park, based on 414 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Chucao Tapaculo in Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Chucao Tapaculo in Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park in our monthly data.