Lepidocolaptes souleyetii
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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 →
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cali | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 2 | Valencia | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 3 | Guayaquil | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 4 | San José | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | San Salvador | 🇸🇻 El Salvador | |
| 6 | Managua | 🇳🇮 Nicaragua | |
| 7 | Panama City | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 8 | Caracas | 🇻🇪 Venezuela |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Streak-headed Woodcreeper sighting in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary on a given day, based on 13 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 233rd most-seen of the 277 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, and over a week to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Streak-headed Woodcreeper in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
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.
39th of 45
Of the 45 parks where we can rate Streak-headed Woodcreeper sightings, Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary ranks 39th at under 5%. The best odds are in Carara National Park (Costa Rica, about 40%), Santa Rosa National Park (Costa Rica, about 30%) and Machalilla National Park (Ecuador, about 30%).
Same family: Furnariidae
The closest relatives of the Streak-headed Woodcreeper that you can see in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary (family Furnariidae, Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers) are Ivory-billed Woodcreeper (about 40%), Tawny-winged Woodcreeper (about 20%) and Ochre-throated Foliage-gleaner (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Streak-headed Woodcreeper is recorded against all the birds logged in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary (13 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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.
