Rufous-tailed Plantcutter

Rufous-tailed Plantcutter

Phytotoma rara

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · Rare
overall probability at Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park
26 Verified records at Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park
December Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The rufous-tailed plantcutter (Phytotoma rara), sometimes called the Chilean plantcutter, is a passerine bird of southern South America, now placed in the cotinga family. It is a medium-sized bird about 19 centimetres (7.5 in) long with a long black tail with a red base. Males have greyish-brown upper parts, a chestnut crown and breast, and dark facial markings. Females are similar but lack the chestnut crown and have streaked, buff underparts. There is a wing bar which is white in the male and buff in the female. This is a fairly common species with a wide range, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated its conservation status as being of "least concern". Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Rufous-tailed Plantcutter sighting in Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park, based on 26 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
<5
Feb
5–10
Mar
5–10
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
5–10
Nov
5–10
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 Torres del Paine National Park 🇨🇱 Chile
20–30%
2 Nahuel Huapi National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
10–20%
3 Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park 🇨🇱 Chile
5–10%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Rufous-tailed Plantcutter in Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park?

About 5% of wildlife watchers report a Rufous-tailed Plantcutter sighting in Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park, based on 26 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Rufous-tailed Plantcutter in Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Rufous-tailed Plantcutter in Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park in our monthly data.

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