Phacellodomus striaticeps
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The streak-fronted thornbird (Phacellodomus striaticeps) is a species of bird in the Furnariinae subfamily of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, and Peru. However, some authors consider the second to be a tentative rather than confirmed separate taxon, and note that some other populations differ more from the nominate than it does.
The streak-fronted thornbird is 16 to 17 cm (6.3 to 6.7 in) long and weighs about 23 to 29 g (0.81 to 1.0 oz). It is a rather small and slim thornbird. The sexes have the same plumage. Adults of the nominate subspecies have an indistinct gray-buff supercilium, blackish lores with some gray-buff, and a dark brown stripe behind the eye on an otherwise rufous-washed brownish face. Their forehead ("front") is a mix of blackish and reddish with brown streaks. Their crown is paler, browner, and unstreaked. Their upperparts are mostly rich dark brown with a slightly paler rump. Their wings are mostly dark brown with some rufescence,... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | La Paz | 🇧🇴 Bolivia |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Streak-fronted Thornbird sighting in La Paz on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 87th most-seen of the 88 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
November
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Streak-fronted Thornbird in La Paz on a given day, against under 5% in December to October, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Streak-fronted Thornbird sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only La Paz, in our data
La Paz is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Streak-fronted Thornbird sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Furnariidae
The closest relatives of the Streak-fronted Thornbird that you can see in La Paz (family Furnariidae, Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers) are Creamy-breasted Canastero (about 50%), Brown-capped Tit-Spinetail (about 20%) and Rock Earthcreeper (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Streak-fronted Thornbird is recorded against all the birds logged in La Paz (5 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.
