Anabacerthia striaticollis
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
The montane foliage-gleaner (Anabacerthia striaticollis) is a species of bird in the Furnariinae subfamily of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. The montane foliage-gleaner has these six subspecies:
Some authors in the early twentieth century treated the montane foliage-gleaner and the scaly-throated foliage-gleaner (A. variegaticeps) as conspecific. Later they were considered to form a superspecies but by the early 2000s it was determined that they are not even sister species.
The montane foliage-gleaner is 16 to 17 cm (6.3 to 6.7 in) long and weighs 22 to 28 g (0.78 to 0.99 oz). It is a medium-sized furnariid with a wedge-shaped bill. The sexes have the same plumage. Adults of the nominate subspecies A. s. striaticollis have a mostly dark brown face with some pale flecks and a wide pale tawny-buff eyering that extends as a streak behind the eye. Their crown, nape, and upper... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Henri Pittier National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 2 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 3 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 4 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Montane Foliage-gleaner sighting in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park on a given day, based on 158 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 205th most-seen of the 542 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February, May, August, October and December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Montane Foliage-gleaner in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park on a given day, against under 5% in January, March–April, June–July, September and November, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Montane Foliage-gleaner 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 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Montane Foliage-gleaner sightings, Farallones de Cali National Natural Park ranks 4th at under 5%. The best odds are in Henri Pittier National Park (Venezuela, about 20%), Podocarpus National Park (Ecuador, about 10%) and Los Nevados National Natural Park (Colombia, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Montane Foliage-gleaner is recorded against all the birds logged in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park (158 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.
