Scytalopus parkeri
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In 3 days ~70% in a week ~90%
The chusquea tapaculo (Scytalopus parkeri) is a species of bird in the family Rhinocryptidae. It is found in southern Ecuador and far northern Peru. The chusquea tapaculo is monotypic. It and Spillmann's tapaculo (Scytalopus spillmanni) form a superspecies.
Male chusquea tapaculos weigh 21 to 24.4 g (0.74 to 0.86 oz) and females 18.8 to 22.3 g (0.66 to 0.79 oz). Adults of both sexes are dark gray above and lighter gray below. The lower back and rump are brown. The lower belly is yellowish and the flanks and vent area are yellowish to cinnamon with blackish bars. Juveniles are lightish brown above with blackish bars; the underparts are dark with pale bars.
The chusquea tapaculo is found only in southern Ecuador and northernmost Peru, from the East Andes and the Chilla Mountains of Ecuador south to Cordillera del Cóndor that straddles the Ecuador-Peru border. As its name implies, the chusquea tapaculo inhabits Chusquea bamboo stands and adjacent undergrowth in humid montane forest. In Ecuador it ranges in elevation from 2,250 to 3,350 m (7,380 to 10,990 ft) but in Peru only to 2,900 m (9,500 ft) Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Chusquea Tapaculo sighting in Podocarpus National Park on a given day, based on 497 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 13th most-seen of the 446 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January–April, July and November
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Chusquea Tapaculo in Podocarpus National Park on a given day, against about 10% in September, the lowest month.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Chusquea 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 Podocarpus National Park, in our data
Podocarpus National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Chusquea Tapaculo sightings: about 30% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Scytalopus
The closest relatives of the Chusquea Tapaculo that you can see in Podocarpus National Park (genus Scytalopus, Scytalopus Tapaculos) are White-crowned Tapaculo (about 10%), Blackish Tapaculo (about 10%) and Loja Tapaculo (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Chusquea Tapaculo is recorded against all the birds logged in Podocarpus National Park (497 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.
