Saltator striatipectus
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
The streaked saltator (Saltator striatipectus) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae, the tanagers and allies. It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela. The streaked saltator was formally described in 1847 with its current binomial Saltator striatipectus. For a time it and the Lesser Antillean saltator (S. albicollis) were considered conspecific.
The streaked saltator has these 10 subspecies: The streaked saltator is 19 to 20.5 cm (7.5 to 8.1 in) long and weighs about 30 to 40 g (1.1 to 1.4 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults of the nominate subspecies S. s. striatipectus have a grayish green crown and nape, a thin buffy white supercilium to the eye, whitish arcs above and below the eye, brownish gray lores and ear coverts, and a dusky malar line. Their upperparts and upperwing coverts are greener than the crown and their rump is grayish. Their flight feathers are blackish with wide olive-green edges on the outer webs and their tertials have black inner webs and greenish outer webs. Their tail is gray-brown. Their chin and throat are whitish, their breast off-white with diffuse dark gray... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Machalilla National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 2 | Chagres National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 3 | Coiba National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 4 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 5 | Henri Pittier National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 6 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 7 | Chirripó National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | Piedras Blancas National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 9 | Volcán Barú National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 10 | Tayrona National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 11 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 12 | Parque Natural Metropolitano | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 13 | Corcovado National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 14 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 15 | Los Quetzales National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Streaked Saltator sighting in Guayaquil on a given day, based on 81 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 59th most-seen of the 167 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February and November–December
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Streaked Saltator in Guayaquil on a given day, against under 5% in April to July, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Streaked Saltator sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 9
Of the 9 cities where we can rate Streaked Saltator sightings, Guayaquil ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Cali (Colombia, about 20%) and Medellín (Colombia, about 20%).
Same family: Thraupidae
The closest relatives of the Streaked Saltator that you can see in Guayaquil (family Thraupidae, Tanagers and Allies) are Blue-gray Tanager (about 90%), Saffron Finch (about 70%) and Variable Seedeater (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Streaked Saltator is recorded against all the birds logged in Guayaquil (81 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.
