Blackish Tapaculo

Blackish Tapaculo

Scytalopus latrans

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Puracé National Natural Park
122 Verified records at Puracé National Natural Park
May Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The blackish tapaculo (Scytalopus latrans) is a species of bird in the family Rhinocryptidae. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Blackish Tapaculo sighting in Puracé National Natural Park, based on 122 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Puracé National Natural Park

Spillmann's Tapaculo
LC

Spillmann's Tapaculo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Scytalopus spillmanni

10–20% · With luck
Páramo Tapaculo
LC

Páramo Tapaculo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Scytalopus opacus

<5% · Rare
Long-tailed Tapaculo
LC

Long-tailed Tapaculo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Scytalopus micropterus

<5% · Rare
White-crowned Tapaculo
LC

White-crowned Tapaculo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Scytalopus atratus

Insufficient data
Ocellated Tapaculo
LC

Ocellated Tapaculo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Acropternis orthonyx

<5% · Rare
Rufous-collared Sparrow
LC Endemic

Rufous-collared Sparrow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Zonotrichia capensis

70–80% · Very likely
Green Jay
LC

Green Jay

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cyanocorax yncas

40–50% · Likely
Tropical Kingbird
LC

Tropical Kingbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tyrannus melancholicus

40–50% · Likely
Great Thrush
LC

Great Thrush

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Turdus fuscater

40–50% · Likely
Blackburnian Warbler
LC

Blackburnian Warbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Setophaga fusca

40–50% · Likely
Blue-gray Tanager

Blue-gray Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thraupis episcopus

40–50% · Likely
Black-billed Thrush
LC

Black-billed Thrush

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Turdus ignobilis

40–50% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
10–20
Feb
10–20
Mar
5–10
Apr
20–30
May
10–20
Jun
10–20
Jul
5–10
Aug
5–10
Sep
10–20
Oct
10–20
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 Cajas National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
20–30%
2 Puracé National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
10–20%
3 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
10–20%
4 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
5–10%
5 Chingaza National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
6 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Blackish Tapaculo in Puracé National Natural Park?

About 14% of wildlife watchers report a Blackish Tapaculo sighting in Puracé National Natural Park, based on 122 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Blackish Tapaculo in Puracé National Natural Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for Blackish Tapaculo in Puracé National Natural Park in our monthly data.

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