Saltator striatipectus
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
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 Lima on a given day, based on 585 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 73rd most-seen of the 171 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Streaked Saltator in Lima on a given day, against under 5% in April to August, 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.
4th of 9
Of the 9 cities where we can rate Streaked Saltator sightings, Lima ranks 4th at about 10%. The best odds are in Cali (Colombia, about 20%), Medellín (Colombia, about 20%) and Guayaquil (Ecuador, about 10%).
Same family: Thraupidae
The closest relatives of the Streaked Saltator that you can see in Lima (family Thraupidae, Tanagers and Allies) are Saffron Finch (about 60%), Blue-gray Tanager (about 60%) and Bananaquit (about 50%), 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 Lima (585 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.
