Scytalopus androstictus
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
The Loja tapaculo (Scytalopus androstictus) is a species of bird in the family Rhinocryptidae that the South American Classification Committee of the American Ornithological Society (AOS) accepted as a new species in July 2020. It had been classified as a subspecies of paramo tapaculo (Scytalopus opacus). It is found in Ecuador and Peru.
The taxonomy of the Loja tapaculo is complicated. Scytalopus canus (now the paramillo tapaculo) and S. opacus (now the paramo tapaculo) were originally thought to be subspecies of either S. magellanicus (Magellanic tapaculo) or S. unicolor (unicolor tapaculo). Both were eventually reclassified as species, and what is now the Loja tapaculo was considered a subspecies of paramo tapaculo. A detailed study of these several related taxa found significant vocal, genetic, and morphological differences among them. Based on these data,
the South American Classification Committee of the AOS elevated S. opacus androstictus to species status in July 2020. The Loja tapaculo is approximately 10.5... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Loja Tapaculo sighting in Podocarpus National Park on a given day, based on 149 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 129th most-seen of the 446 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January and November
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Loja Tapaculo in Podocarpus National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April, the lowest month.
Only Podocarpus National Park, in our data
Podocarpus National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Loja Tapaculo sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Scytalopus
The closest relatives of the Loja Tapaculo that you can see in Podocarpus National Park (genus Scytalopus, Scytalopus Tapaculos) are Chusquea Tapaculo (about 30%), White-crowned Tapaculo (about 10%) and Blackish Tapaculo (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Loja Tapaculo is recorded against all the birds logged in Podocarpus National Park (149 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.
