Chestnut-crowned Antpitta
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Chestnut-crowned Antpitta

Grallaria ruficapilla

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Cajas National Park
95 Verified records at Cajas National Park
February Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The chestnut-crowned antpitta (Grallaria ruficapilla) is a species of bird in the family Grallariidae. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Chestnut-crowned Antpitta sighting in Cajas National Park, based on 95 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Cajas National Park

Tawny Antpitta
LC

Tawny Antpitta

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Grallaria quitensis

60–70% · Likely
Equatorial Antpitta

Equatorial Antpitta

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Grallaria saturata

20–30% · With luck
🐦 No photo available
LC

Undulated Antpitta

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Grallaria squamigera

5–10% · Rare
Great Thrush
LC

Great Thrush

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Turdus fuscater

80–90% · Very likely
Chestnut-winged Cinclodes
LC

Chestnut-winged Cinclodes

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cinclodes albidiventris

60–70% · Likely
Tit-like Dacnis
LC Endemic

Tit-like Dacnis

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Xenodacnis parina

60–70% · Likely
Spectacled Redstart
LC

Spectacled Redstart

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Myioborus melanocephalus

60–70% · Likely
Black Flowerpiercer
LC

Black Flowerpiercer

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Diglossa humeralis

50–60% · Likely
Brown-backed Chat-Tyrant
LC

Brown-backed Chat-Tyrant

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ochthoeca fumicolor

50–60% · Likely
Plumbeous Sierra Finch

Plumbeous Sierra Finch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Geospizopsis unicolor

50–60% · Likely
Grass Wren
LC

Grass Wren

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cistothorus platensis

40–50% · Likely
Rufous-collared Sparrow
LC Endemic

Rufous-collared Sparrow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Zonotrichia capensis

40–50% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
30–40
Feb
10–20
Mar
5–10
Apr
10–20
May
20–30
Jun
20–30
Jul
5–10
Aug
10–20
Sep
5–10
Oct
20–30
Nov
10–20
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
20–30%
2 Chingaza National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
10–20%
3 Puracé National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
10–20%
4 Cajas National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
10–20%
5 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
5–10%
6 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
<5%
7 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Chestnut-crowned Antpitta in Cajas National Park?

About 16% of wildlife watchers report a Chestnut-crowned Antpitta sighting in Cajas National Park, based on 95 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Chestnut-crowned Antpitta in Cajas National Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for Chestnut-crowned Antpitta in Cajas National Park in our monthly data.

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