Streak-necked Flycatcher

Streak-necked Flycatcher

Mionectes striaticollis

Silhouette: Emily Willoughby · PhyloPic

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Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Farallones de Cali National Natural Park

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%

196 Verified sightings at Farallones de Cali National Natural Park From 2019 to 2026
573 In all 5 parks
February Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Streak-necked Flycatcher

The streak-necked flycatcher (Mionectes striaticollis) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. The streak-necked flycatcher has these four subspecies:

The streak-necked flycatcher is 13 to 13.5 cm (5.1 to 5.3 in) long and weighs 13 to 17 g (0.46 to 0.60 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults of the nominate subspecies M. s. striaticollis have a dark gray face with white streaks and a small white spot behind the eye. Their crown and nape are slaty gray and the rest of their upperparts are dark olive. Their wings and tail are olive, sometimes with faint buffish olive wing bars. Their throat and upper breast are slate-gray with white streaks. Their lower breast and flanks are streaked with dark olive and yellow and their belly is yellow. Wikipedia →

Sounds

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Colombia · 2021

© Mauricio Cuellar Ramirez (@Birding.travel) · XC641697 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Call0:12

Ecuador · 2002

© Jonas Nilsson · XC262956 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Song1:06

Colombia · 2020

© Jerome Fischer · XC533958 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
~10%
2 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
~10%
3 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
~10%
4 Chingaza National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
5 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Streak-necked Flycatcher in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Streak-necked Flycatcher sighting in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park on a given day, based on 196 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 169th most-seen of the 542 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Streak-necked Flycatcher in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park?

May and November–March

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Streak-necked Flycatcher in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park on a given day, against under 5% in April and June–October, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Streak-necked Flycatcher?

Between 8 and 11 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Streak-necked Flycatcher sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Farallones de Cali National Natural Park the best place to see a Streak-necked Flycatcher?

Yes

Of the 5 parks where we can rate Streak-necked Flycatcher sightings, Farallones de Cali National Natural Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Los Nevados National Natural Park (Colombia, about 10%) and Podocarpus National Park (Ecuador, about 10%).

Where does the Streak-necked Flycatcher sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Streak-necked Flycatcher is recorded against all the birds logged in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park (196 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.

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