I play on a non-dedicated server with my family. I decided to tame a Tapejara because they have a special saddle that has 2 passenger seats. If you’re playing on a server with friends I would highly recommend getting a Tapejara. If your playing single player, I would just go for an Argentavis.

Interesting bird. It can hold three people: driver and two passengers. The two passengers face opposite directions (front and back) and can shoot ranged weapons. It can land on the side but of a cliff or even on ceilings. While perched on the side of a cliff, the Tapejara will recover stamina, but much slower than normal. It can also strafe, which can be useful for centering a shot for your passengers.

Speed: This is bird is real slow. Argys are faster.

Pickup: Similar pickup ability to the Pteranodon.

Weight: Very good weight. We use it in our metal runs until we get an Argy.

Combat: Nothing special. Maybe similar to a Pteranodon.

Stamina: Good. You can be up in the air a long time, but travel similar distances to a Pteranodon before landing due to speed.

This bird makes taming creatures easier since you can easily fire on the target with a passenger. You can avoid taming boxes for many tames.

If you spot one keep your distance and wait till it lands hop in your gilly and creep like seal team 6 bola from the back and trank with whatever you got. I surrounded mine with spike straps, then starved till you can see the bone on his food meeter while your waiting for that try and get all the best meat 🍖 you can find. Then enjoy the wind in your beard. Named mine Hawk happy hunting folks.

If you try to bola the Tapejara but miss, it’ll fly into the skies... and will stay in the skies! Bring Rare Flowers before trying to tame one just in case.

The way I tame Tapejaras is I bola it, and then I build a row of 5 Dino Gateways with gaps in between over the Tapejara, and then I close off the entrances with Dino Gates. Then, I’ll tranq it out.

If I miss the bola and the Tapejara takes off, then I’ll build the trap anyways, and leave the doors open. Then, I’ll fly up to the Tapejara, eat a rare flower, and lure the now aggressive Tapejara into the trap. I’ll dismount my flier (and leave my flier in the trap), quickly exit the trap and close the doors, and then wait for the Tapejara to stop attacking my mount. Then I’ll knock out the Tapejara.

These are the easiest methods I know of to tame a Tapejara. I hope this helps!

On the island map they are uncommon spawns in many places although the best place to find them is in the south east jungle and obelisk area. They can be used to tame solo tame a quetzal. Kill a few ducks to get some ghille (2-3 pieces will do) then shoot it in the head and afterwards just hit it with a few body shot and it’s will ko. Never go to close on your mount when you find one. Flying mount reccomended. if it is in the air follow it from far away and wait patiently for it to come down. If it only ascends then don’t bother and if it’s on the ground land a little far away then equip ghille and shoot. I hope this helped!

A great taming mount with friends! Have one person drive and another shoot tranqs, makes tranqing flying creatures like argies and quetz a breeze, but you can also use this technique to tranq just about anything. Solo, you can hook onto walls such as cliff sides and try to fire from the saddle, although the angle tends to be difficult.

Otherwise, it makes a great "pick up" mount, use it to pick up friends that may have lost their flying mount or otherwise stranded themselves far from home.

However they are quite slow, consider putting a number of points in speed and a few in weight, especially if you want to keep up with fleeing quetz. With enough weight they can become an interesting alternative to an argy.