Pseudocolaptes boissonneautii
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The streaked tuftedcheek (Pseudocolaptes boissonneautii) is a passerine bird in the Furnariinae subfamily of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. According to the International Ornithological Committee (IOC) and BirdLife International's Handbook of the Birds of the World, the streaked tuftedcheek has these eight subspecies:
HBW spells the species' specific epithet boissonneauii (without a "t"), as that is how its namesake Auguste Boissonneau spelled his name. Other taxonomic systems retain the "t", though the South American Classification Committee of the American Ornithological Society (AOS) is seeking a proposal to correct the spelling.
The IOC and HBW include orientalis in oberholseri and pallidus... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 2 | Henri Pittier National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 3 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 4 | Chingaza National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 5 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Streaked Tuftedcheek sighting in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park on a given day, based on 13 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 450th most-seen of the 542 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Streaked Tuftedcheek in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Streaked Tuftedcheek sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
5th of 5
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Streaked Tuftedcheek sightings, Farallones de Cali National Natural Park ranks 5th at under 5%. The best odds are in Podocarpus National Park (Ecuador, about 10%), Henri Pittier National Park (Venezuela, about 10%) and Los Nevados National Natural Park (Colombia, under 5%).
Same family: Furnariidae
The closest relatives of the Streaked Tuftedcheek that you can see in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park (family Furnariidae, Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers) are Red-faced Spinetail (about 50%), Montane Woodcreeper (about 10%) and Azara's Spinetail (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Streaked Tuftedcheek is recorded against all the birds logged in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park (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.
