Lineated Foliage-gleaner

Lineated Foliage-gleaner

Syndactyla subalaris

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Chirripó National Park

In 3 days ~10%

30 Verified sightings at Chirripó National Park From 2019 to 2026
2,304 In all 11 parks
October Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Lineated Foliage-gleaner

The lineated foliage-gleaner (Syndactyla subalaris) is a species of bird in the Furnariinae subfamily of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela. The lineated foliage-gleaner's taxonomy is unsettled. The International Ornithological Committee and BirdLife International's Handbook of the Birds of the World recognize these six subspecies:

Their apparent differences from mentalis are within its range of variabilty. The lineated and rufous-necked foliage-gleaner (S. ruficollis) are sister species. This article follows the six-subspecies model. The lineated foliage-gleaner is 17 to 19 cm (6.7 to 7.5 in) long and weighs 26... Wikipedia →

Sounds

Call0:16

Ecuador · 2025

© Manuel Sánchez-Nivicela · XC1161977 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Uncertain0:18

Ecuador · 2026

© Daan van der Hoeven · XC1105457 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Alarm call0:21

Ecuador · 2024

© Matthew L. Brady · XC977306 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Volcán Barú National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%
2 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
3 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
~10%
4 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
5 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
6 Los Quetzales National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
7 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
8 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
9 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
10 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
11 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Lineated Foliage-gleaner in Chirripó National Park?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Lineated Foliage-gleaner sighting in Chirripó National Park on a given day, based on 30 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 225th most-seen of the 332 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Lineated Foliage-gleaner in Chirripó National Park?

Any time of year

In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Lineated Foliage-gleaner in Chirripó National Park on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.

What time of day is best to see a Lineated Foliage-gleaner?

Between 9 am and noon

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Lineated Foliage-gleaner sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Which relatives of the Lineated Foliage-gleaner live in Chirripó National Park?

Same family: Furnariidae

The closest relatives of the Lineated Foliage-gleaner that you can see in Chirripó National Park (family Furnariidae, Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers) are Red-faced Spinetail (about 20%), Streak-headed Woodcreeper (about 10%) and Spotted Barbtail (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Lineated Foliage-gleaner sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Lineated Foliage-gleaner is recorded against all the birds logged in Chirripó National Park (30 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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