Anabacerthia striaticollis
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
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 |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Montane Foliage-gleaner sighting in Los Nevados National Natural Park on a given day, based on 407 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 115th most-seen of the 424 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.
October and December–August
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Montane Foliage-gleaner in Los Nevados National Natural Park on a given day, against under 5% in 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.
3rd of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Montane Foliage-gleaner sightings, Los Nevados National Natural Park ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Henri Pittier National Park (Venezuela, about 20%) and Podocarpus National Park (Ecuador, about 10%).
Same family: Furnariidae
The closest relatives of the Montane Foliage-gleaner that you can see in Los Nevados National Natural Park (family Furnariidae, Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers) are Stout-billed Cinclodes (about 30%), Andean Tit-Spinetail (about 20%) and Azara's Spinetail (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Montane Foliage-gleaner is recorded against all the birds logged in Los Nevados National Natural Park (407 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.
