Lochmias nematura
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In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
The sharp-tailed streamcreeper (Lochmias nematura) is a passerine bird of South America in the Furnariinae subfamily of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. Alternate names include streamside Lochmias, sharp-tailed creeper, and simply streamcreeper. It is found in Panama and every mainland South American country except Chile, French Guiana, and Suriname.
The sharp-tailed streamcreeper is 13 to 14 cm (5.1 to 5.5 in) long and weighs 20 to 38 g (0.71 to 1.3 oz). It is a rather dark furnariid with a long and slightly decurved bill. The sexes' plumages are alike. Adults of the nominate subspecies have a narrow ragged white supercilium... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Serra da Canastra National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Itatiaia National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Tijuca National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Darién National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 6 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 7 | Chapada dos Guimarães National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 8 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 9 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 10 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Curitiba | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Campinas | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Rio de Janeiro | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Belo Horizonte | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | Brasilia | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | Santos | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Sharp-tailed Streamcreeper sighting in Serra da Canastra National Park on a given day, based on 102 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 93rd most-seen of the 294 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
October
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Sharp-tailed Streamcreeper in Serra da Canastra National Park on a given day, against about 10% in July and December–February, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Sharp-tailed Streamcreeper sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 10 parks where we can rate Sharp-tailed Streamcreeper sightings, Serra da Canastra National Park ranks 2nd at about 20%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Serra dos Órgãos National Park (Brazil, about 20%).
Same family: Furnariidae
The closest relatives of the Sharp-tailed Streamcreeper that you can see in Serra da Canastra National Park (family Furnariidae, Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers) are Firewood-gatherer (about 30%), Spix's Spinetail (about 30%) and Rufous Hornero (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Sharp-tailed Streamcreeper is recorded against all the birds logged in Serra da Canastra National Park (102 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.
