Lochmias nematura
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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 →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Serra da Canastra National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Itatiaia National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Tijuca National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Darién National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 6 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 7 | Chapada dos Guimarães National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 8 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 9 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 10 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Curitiba | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Campinas | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Rio de Janeiro | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Belo Horizonte | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | Brasilia | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | Santos | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Sharp-tailed Streamcreeper sighting in São Paulo on a given day, based on 239 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 141st most-seen of the 353 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Sharp-tailed Streamcreeper in São Paulo on a given day, against under 5% in July to May, the lowest months. That is one of São Paulo's driest months, with about 60 mm of rain against 230 mm in January.
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.
Among the best
Of the 7 cities where we can rate Sharp-tailed Streamcreeper sightings, São Paulo ranks 2nd at under 5%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Curitiba (Brazil, under 5%).
Same family: Furnariidae
The closest relatives of the Sharp-tailed Streamcreeper that you can see in São Paulo (family Furnariidae, Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers) are Rufous Hornero (about 60%), Spix's Spinetail (about 10%) and Yellow-chinned Spinetail (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Sharp-tailed Streamcreeper is recorded against all the birds logged in São Paulo (239 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.
