Streak-headed Woodcreeper

Streak-headed Woodcreeper

Lepidocolaptes souleyetii

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park

In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%

204 Verified sightings at Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park From 2019 to 2026
17,740 In all 45 parks
March Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Streak-headed Woodcreeper

The streak-headed woodcreeper (Lepidocolaptes souleyetii) is a passerine bird in the subfamily Dendrocolaptinae of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is found in Mexico, Central America, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Venezuela, and on Trinidad.

The streak-headed woodcreeper's specific epithet commemorates Louis François Auguste Souleyet, French zoologist and naval surgeon. The streak-headed woodcreeper is 19 to 21 cm (7.5 to 8.3 in) long and weighs 23 to 31 g (0.81 to 1.1 oz). It is a slim, medium-sized woodcreeper with a longish, slender, decurved bill. The sexes have the same plumage. Adults of the nominate subspecies L. s. souleyetii have a face with thin whitish buff and dark brown streaks; the sides of the neck are more heavily streaked. They have a whitish buff supercilium and eyering. Their crown... Wikipedia →

Sounds

Song0:28

Ecuador · 2025

© Manuel Sánchez-Nivicela · XC1104819 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Call0:22

Ecuador · 2025

© Charlie Vogt · XC1039485 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Subsong0:45

Costa Rica · 2020

© Johan Chaves · XC542584 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~40%
2 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~30%
3 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
~30%
4 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
5 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
6 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
7 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
~20%
8 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
~20%
9 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
~20%
10 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
11 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
~20%
12 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
13 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
14 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
15 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
16 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%
17 El Triunfo 🇲🇽 Mexico
~10%
18 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
19 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
20 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
21 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
22 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%
23 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
~10%
24 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
25 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
26 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
27 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
~10%
28 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%
29 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
30 Cusuco National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
~10%
31 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
32 Volcán Barú National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
33 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
34 San Lorenzo Protected Forest 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
35 Tikal National Park 🇬🇹 Guatemala
<5%
36 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
37 Caroni Swamp 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
<5%
38 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
39 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize
<5%
40 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
41 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
42 Poás Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
43 Masaya Volcano National Park 🇳🇮 Nicaragua
<5%
44 Chingaza National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
45 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Cali 🇨🇴 Colombia
~20%
2 Valencia 🇻🇪 Venezuela
~10%
3 Guayaquil 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
4 San José 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
5 San Salvador 🇸🇻 El Salvador
<5%
6 Managua 🇳🇮 Nicaragua
<5%
7 Panama City 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
8 Caracas 🇻🇪 Venezuela
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Streak-headed Woodcreeper in Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Streak-headed Woodcreeper sighting in Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park on a given day, based on 204 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 77th most-seen of the 293 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Streak-headed Woodcreeper in Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park?

March, June, October and December

In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Streak-headed Woodcreeper in Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park on a given day, against under 5% in July, the lowest month.

What time of day is best to see a Streak-headed Woodcreeper?

Between 9 am and noon

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Streak-headed Woodcreeper 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 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park the best place to see a Streak-headed Woodcreeper?

9th of 45

Of the 45 parks where we can rate Streak-headed Woodcreeper sightings, Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park ranks 9th at about 20%. The best odds are in Carara National Park (Costa Rica, about 40%), Santa Rosa National Park (Costa Rica, about 30%) and Machalilla National Park (Ecuador, about 30%).

Which relatives of the Streak-headed Woodcreeper live in Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park?

Same family: Furnariidae

The closest relatives of the Streak-headed Woodcreeper that you can see in Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park (family Furnariidae, Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers) are Ivory-billed Woodcreeper (about 20%) and Northern Barred-Woodcreeper (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Streak-headed Woodcreeper sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Streak-headed Woodcreeper is recorded against all the birds logged in Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park (204 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.

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