Eleoscytalopus indigoticus
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
The white-breasted tapaculo (Eleoscytalopus indigoticus) is a species of bird in the family Rhinocryptidae. It is endemic to the Atlantic forest of southeastern Brazil. The white-breasted tapaculo and the Bahia tapaculo (Eleoscytalopus psychopompus) were formerly placed in the genus Scytalopus, but these two species are now known to be more closely related to the bristlefronts (genus Merulaxis). The Bahia tapaculo has also been proposed as a race of the white-breasted tapaculo, but genetic data refute that. The genetic data also show large differences between the northern and southern populations of white-breasted tapaculo.
The white-breasted tapaculo is 11 cm (4.3 in) long. Males weigh 13 to 18 g (0.46 to 0.63 oz) and females 12.2 to 16 g (0.43 to 0.56 oz). The male's upper parts are blue-gray and its rump reddish brown. The throat, chest, and belly are white and the flanks and vent area are chestnut with dark barring. Males in a small part of its range have more extensive dark underparts. Females and immatures are similar to the males but have browner upper parts.
The white-breasted tapaculo is found in... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Itatiaia National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
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Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a White-breasted Tapaculo sighting in Itatiaia National Park on a given day, based on 43 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 233rd most-seen of the 352 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a White-breasted Tapaculo in Itatiaia National Park on a given day, against under 5% in October to August, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most White-breasted 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 Itatiaia National Park, in our data
Itatiaia National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate White-breasted Tapaculo sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Rhinocryptidae
The closest relatives of the White-breasted Tapaculo that you can see in Itatiaia National Park (family Rhinocryptidae, Tapaculos) are Mouse-colored Tapaculo (about 20%) and Slaty Bristlefront (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the White-breasted Tapaculo is recorded against all the birds logged in Itatiaia National Park (43 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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.
