Streaked Tuftedcheek

Streaked Tuftedcheek

Pseudocolaptes boissonneautii

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Henri Pittier National Park

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%

29 Verified sightings at Henri Pittier National Park From 2019 to 2026
371 In all 5 parks
October Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Streaked Tuftedcheek

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 →

Sounds

Song0:13

Ecuador · 2025

© Manuel Sánchez-Nivicela · XC1162729 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Call0:36

Colombia · 2023

© Simon Mills · XC787273 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Uncertain0:13

Bolivia · 2021

© Jacob Wijpkema · XC631157 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

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

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Streaked Tuftedcheek in Henri Pittier National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Streaked Tuftedcheek sighting in Henri Pittier National Park on a given day, based on 29 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 174th most-seen of the 358 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Streaked Tuftedcheek in Henri Pittier National Park?

October

In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Streaked Tuftedcheek in Henri Pittier National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March–June, August–September and November–December, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Streaked Tuftedcheek?

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.

Is Henri Pittier National Park the best place to see a Streaked Tuftedcheek?

Among the best

Of the 5 parks where we can rate Streaked Tuftedcheek sightings, Henri Pittier National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Podocarpus National Park (Ecuador, about 10%).

Which relatives of the Streaked Tuftedcheek live in Henri Pittier National Park?

Same family: Furnariidae

The closest relatives of the Streaked Tuftedcheek that you can see in Henri Pittier National Park (family Furnariidae, Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers) are Cocoa Woodcreeper (about 30%), Plain-brown Woodcreeper (about 20%) and Olivaceous Woodcreeper (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Streaked Tuftedcheek sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Streaked Tuftedcheek is recorded against all the birds logged in Henri Pittier National Park (29 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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