Silvery-fronted Tapaculo

Silvery-fronted Tapaculo

Scytalopus argentifrons

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Volcán Barú National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
30–40
Feb
30–40
Mar
20–30
Apr
20–30
May
50–60
Jun
30–40
Jul
20–30
Aug
30–40
Sep
20–30
Oct
30–40
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 Volcán Barú National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
30–40%
2 Poás Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
3 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
4 Los Quetzales National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
5 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
0–10%
6 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
7 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
8 Irazú Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
9 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
10 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
11 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
12 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Silvery-fronted Tapaculo in Volcán Barú National Park?

About 32% of visitor-days record a Silvery-fronted Tapaculo sighting in Volcán Barú National Park, based on 364 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Silvery-fronted Tapaculo in Volcán Barú National Park?

June has the highest sighting rate for Silvery-fronted Tapaculo in Volcán Barú National Park in our monthly data.

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