Mouse-colored Tapaculo
Mouse-colored TapaculoMouse-colored Tapaculo

Mouse-colored Tapaculo

Scytalopus speluncae

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Serra dos Órgãos National Park
23 Verified records at Serra dos Órgãos National Park
February Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The mouse-coloured tapaculo or Serra do Mar tapaculo (Scytalopus speluncae) is a species of bird in the family Rhinocryptidae. It is endemic to humid highland forests in southeastern Brazil, where it ranges from southwestern Espírito Santo to northeastern Rio Grande do Sul. Most of its range is in the Serra do Mar, but it also occurs further inland in Paraná and Santa Catarina. Until 2005, the Planalto tapaculo was included in the mouse-coloured tapaculo. Here we follow SACC, but the taxonomy is extremely complex, and it is possible the correct scientific name of this relatively dark species is S. notorius, in which case the closely related paler species from the Espinhaço Mountains region would be S. speluncae. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Mouse-colored Tapaculo sighting in Serra dos Órgãos National Park, based on 23 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Serra dos Órgãos National Park

Great Kiskadee
LC

Great Kiskadee

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pitangus sulphuratus

70–80% · Very likely
Rufous-bellied Thrush
LC

Rufous-bellied Thrush

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Turdus rufiventris

70–80% · Very likely
Bananaquit
LC Endemic

Bananaquit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Coereba flaveola

70–80% · Very likely
Golden-chevroned Tanager
Endemic

Golden-chevroned Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thraupis ornata

60–70% · Likely
Saffron Finch
LC

Saffron Finch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sicalis flaveola

60–70% · Likely
Southern House Wren

Southern House Wren

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Troglodytes musculus

60–70% · Likely
Palm Tanager

Palm Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thraupis palmarum

60–70% · Likely
Pale-breasted Thrush
LC

Pale-breasted Thrush

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Turdus leucomelas

60–70% · Likely
Green-headed Tanager
LC

Green-headed Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tangara seledon

60–70% · Likely
Sayaca Tanager

Sayaca Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thraupis sayaca

60–70% · Likely
Olivaceous Woodcreeper
LC

Olivaceous Woodcreeper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sittasomus griseicapillus

50–60% · Likely
Violaceous Euphonia
LC

Violaceous Euphonia

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Euphonia violacea

50–60% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
10–20
Feb
5–10
Mar
5–10
Apr
5–10
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
10–20
Aug
5–10
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
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 Itatiaia National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
20–30%
2 Serra dos Órgãos National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Mouse-colored Tapaculo in Serra dos Órgãos National Park?

About 4% of wildlife watchers report a Mouse-colored Tapaculo sighting in Serra dos Órgãos National Park, based on 23 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Mouse-colored Tapaculo in Serra dos Órgãos National Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for Mouse-colored Tapaculo in Serra dos Órgãos National Park in our monthly data.

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