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Scytalopus iraiensis
In 3 days <5%
The marsh tapaculo (Scytalopus iraiensis) is a recently discovered passerine bird which belongs to the genus Scytalopus, a genus of tapaculos. It is also known as the wetland tapaculo or tall-grass wetland tapaculo. It is endemic to Brazil. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Curitiba | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Marsh Tapaculo sighting in Curitiba on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 225th most-seen of the 247 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Marsh Tapaculo in Curitiba on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Marsh Tapaculo sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Curitiba, in our data
Curitiba is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Marsh Tapaculo sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same order: Passeriformes
The closest relatives of the Marsh Tapaculo that you can see in Curitiba (order Passeriformes, Perching Birds) are Great Kiskadee (about 90%), Rufous-bellied Thrush (about 90%) and Rufous Hornero (about 90%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Marsh Tapaculo is recorded against all the birds logged in Curitiba (8 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
