Sharp-tailed Streamcreeper

Sharp-tailed Streamcreeper

Lochmias nematura

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Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Belo Horizonte

In 3 days <5% in a week ~10%

12 Verified sightings at Belo Horizonte
748 In all 10 parks From 2019 to 2026
April Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Sharp-tailed Streamcreeper

The sharp-tailed streamcreeper (Lochmias nematura) is a passerine bird of South America in the Furnariinae subfamily of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. Alternate names include streamside Lochmias, sharp-tailed creeper, and simply streamcreeper. It is found in Panama and every mainland South American country except Chile, French Guiana, and Suriname.

The sharp-tailed streamcreeper is 13 to 14 cm (5.1 to 5.5 in) long and weighs 20 to 38 g (0.71 to 1.3 oz). It is a rather dark furnariid with a long and slightly decurved bill. The sexes' plumages are alike. Adults of the nominate subspecies have a narrow ragged white supercilium... Wikipedia →

Sounds

Call0:05

Brazil · 2026

© JAYRSON ARAUJO DE OLIVEIRA · XC1150903 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Song0:30

Brazil · 2025

© Joost van Bruggen · XC1050589 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Alarm call0:29

Bolivia · 2023

© Niels Krabbe · XC778875 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Serra dos Órgãos National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~20%
2 Serra da Canastra National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~20%
3 Itatiaia National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
4 Tijuca National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
5 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
6 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
7 Chapada dos Guimarães National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
8 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
9 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
<5%
10 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Curitiba 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
2 São Paulo 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
3 Campinas 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
4 Rio de Janeiro 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
5 Belo Horizonte 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
6 Brasilia 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
7 Santos 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Sharp-tailed Streamcreeper in Belo Horizonte?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Sharp-tailed Streamcreeper sighting in Belo Horizonte on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 167th most-seen of the 220 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, and over a week to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Sharp-tailed Streamcreeper in Belo Horizonte?

Any time of year

In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Sharp-tailed Streamcreeper in Belo Horizonte on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.

What time of day is best to see a Sharp-tailed Streamcreeper?

Between 9 am and noon

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Sharp-tailed Streamcreeper 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 Belo Horizonte the best place to see a Sharp-tailed Streamcreeper?

Among the best

Of the 7 cities where we can rate Sharp-tailed Streamcreeper sightings, Belo Horizonte ranks 5th at under 5%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Curitiba (Brazil, under 5%), São Paulo (Brazil, under 5%) and Campinas (Brazil, under 5%).

Which relatives of the Sharp-tailed Streamcreeper live in Belo Horizonte?

Same family: Furnariidae

The closest relatives of the Sharp-tailed Streamcreeper that you can see in Belo Horizonte (family Furnariidae, Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers) are Rufous Hornero (about 40%), Yellow-chinned Spinetail (about 10%) and Sooty-fronted Spinetail (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Sharp-tailed Streamcreeper sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Sharp-tailed Streamcreeper is recorded against all the birds logged in Belo Horizonte (12 verified sightings), 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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