Pseudocolaptes boissonneautii
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
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 Los Nevados National Natural Park on a given day, based on 170 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 195th most-seen of the 424 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April–May and December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Streaked Tuftedcheek in Los Nevados National Natural Park on a given day, against under 5% in January–March and June–November, the lowest months.
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.
3rd of 5
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Streaked Tuftedcheek sightings, Los Nevados National Natural Park ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Podocarpus National Park (Ecuador, about 10%) and Henri Pittier National Park (Venezuela, about 10%).
Same family: Furnariidae
The closest relatives of the Streaked Tuftedcheek 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 Streaked Tuftedcheek is recorded against all the birds logged in Los Nevados National Natural Park (170 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.
