Xenops rutilans
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The streaked xenops (Xenops rutilans) is a passerine bird in the Furnariinae subfamily of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is found in the New World from Costa Rica and Trinidad south to Bolivia and Argentina. Early on, the streaked xenops was assigned the binomial Xenops rutilus. In the mid-1900s 1900s taxonomists began using X. rutilans. By the principle of priority, the earlier rutilus is correct, but because of the long usage of rutilans, most systems have stayed with that specific epithet. A major exception is BirdLife International's Handbook of the Birds of the World (HBW), which uses X. rutilus.
The major worldwide taxonomic systems recognize these 11 subspecies: X r. Incomptus Wetmore, 1970 X.. r. Perijanus Phelps, WH & Phelps, WH Jr, 1954 X.. r. peruvianus Zimmer, JT, 1935 X r. connectens Chapman, 1919 X.. r. chapadensis Zimmer, JT, 1935
The streaked xenops is about 12 to 13 cm (4.7 to 5.1 in) long and weighs 10 to 15 g... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amboró National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 2 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Itatiaia National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Chapada dos Guimarães National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Serra da Canastra National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 7 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 8 | Chapada Diamantina National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 9 | Emas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 10 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 11 | Machalilla National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 12 | Darién National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 13 | Tijuca National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 14 | Los Quetzales National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 15 | Chirripó National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 16 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 17 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 18 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 19 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 20 | Chingaza National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 21 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 22 | Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 23 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belo Horizonte | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Goiânia | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Rio de Janeiro | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Santos | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | Caracas | 🇻🇪 Venezuela |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Streaked Xenops sighting in Darién National Park on a given day, based on 18 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 246th most-seen of the 397 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Streaked Xenops in Darién National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March–May and August–January, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Streaked Xenops sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
12th of 23
Of the 23 parks where we can rate Streaked Xenops sightings, Darién National Park ranks 12th at under 5%. The best odds are in Amboró National Park (Bolivia, about 40%), Serra dos Órgãos National Park (Brazil, about 30%) and Itatiaia National Park (Brazil, about 30%).
Same family: Furnariidae
The closest relatives of the Streaked Xenops that you can see in Darién National Park (family Furnariidae, Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers) are Cocoa Woodcreeper (about 30%), Black-striped Woodcreeper (about 30%) and Wedge-billed Woodcreeper (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Streaked Xenops is recorded against all the birds logged in Darién National Park (18 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.
