What are the chances of seeing a Scale-crested Pygmy-Tyrant in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Scale-crested Pygmy-Tyrant sighting in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park on a given day, based on 1,489 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 61st most-seen of the 467 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see a Scale-crested Pygmy-Tyrant in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park?
October
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Scale-crested Pygmy-Tyrant in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park on a given day, against about 10% in December to April, the lowest months. That is one of Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park's wettest months, with about 570 mm of rain against 160 mm in February.
What time of day is best to see a Scale-crested Pygmy-Tyrant?
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Scale-crested Pygmy-Tyrant sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Is Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park the best place to see a Scale-crested Pygmy-Tyrant?
5th of 18
Of the 18 parks where we can rate Scale-crested Pygmy-Tyrant sightings, Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park ranks 5th at about 10%. The best odds are in Chagres National Park (Panama, about 40%), Farallones de Cali National Natural Park (Colombia, about 30%) and Tenorio Volcano National Park (Costa Rica, about 20%). All parks ranked.
Which relatives of the Scale-crested Pygmy-Tyrant live in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park?
Same family: Tyrannidae
The closest relatives of the Scale-crested Pygmy-Tyrant that you can see in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park (family Tyrannidae, Tyrant Flycatchers) are Mountain Elaenia (about 30%), Black-capped Flycatcher (about 30%) and Guatemalan Paltry Tyrannulet (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Scale-crested Pygmy-Tyrant sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Scale-crested Pygmy-Tyrant is recorded against all the birds logged in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park (1,489 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.
