Rusty-belted Tapaculo
Liosceles thoracicus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyRhinocryptidae (Tapaculos)
- GenusLiosceles
- SpeciesLiosceles thoracicus (Rusty-belted Tapaculo)
Closest Relatives at Yasuní National Park
Russet-backed Oropendola
Psarocolius angustifrons
Yellow-rumped Cacique
Cacicus cela
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
White-winged Swallow
Tachycineta albiventer
Violaceous Jay
Cyanocorax violaceus
Blue-gray Tanager
Thraupis episcopus
Palm Tanager
Thraupis palmarum
Lesser Kiskadee
Pitangus lictor
Boat-billed Flycatcher
Megarynchus pitangua
Social Flycatcher
Myiozetetes similis
Gray-breasted Martin
Progne chalybea
📅 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 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 2 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 3 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 4 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 5 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Rusty-belted Tapaculo in Yasuní National Park?
About 5% of visitor-days record a Rusty-belted Tapaculo sighting in Yasuní National Park, based on 160 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Rusty-belted Tapaculo in Yasuní National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Rusty-belted Tapaculo in Yasuní National Park in our monthly data.