Streak-headed Woodcreeper

Streak-headed Woodcreeper

Lepidocolaptes souleyetii

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Guayaquil

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%

30 Verified sightings at Guayaquil
17,740 In all 45 parks From 2019 to 2026
November 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 Guayaquil?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Streak-headed Woodcreeper sighting in Guayaquil on a given day, based on 30 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 92nd most-seen of the 167 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Streak-headed Woodcreeper in Guayaquil?

February and November

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Streak-headed Woodcreeper in Guayaquil on a given day, against under 5% in March–October and December–January, the lowest months. Those are among Guayaquil's wettest months, with about 110 mm of rain a month against almost none in September.

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 Guayaquil the best place to see a Streak-headed Woodcreeper?

3rd of 8

Of the 8 cities where we can rate Streak-headed Woodcreeper sightings, Guayaquil ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Cali (Colombia, about 20%) and Valencia (Venezuela, about 10%).

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 Guayaquil (30 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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