Saltator striatipectus
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
The streaked saltator (Saltator striatipectus) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae, the tanagers and allies. It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela. The streaked saltator was formally described in 1847 with its current binomial Saltator striatipectus. For a time it and the Lesser Antillean saltator (S. albicollis) were considered conspecific.
The streaked saltator has these 10 subspecies: The streaked saltator is 19 to 20.5 cm (7.5 to 8.1 in) long and weighs about 30 to 40 g (1.1 to 1.4 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults of the nominate subspecies S. s. striatipectus have a grayish green crown and nape, a thin buffy white supercilium to the eye, whitish arcs above and below the eye, brownish gray lores and ear coverts, and a dusky malar line. Their upperparts and upperwing coverts are greener than the crown and their rump is grayish. Their flight feathers are blackish with wide olive-green edges on the outer webs and their tertials have black inner webs and greenish outer webs. Their tail is gray-brown. Their chin and throat are whitish, their breast off-white with diffuse dark gray... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Machalilla National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 2 | Chagres National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 3 | Coiba National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 4 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 5 | Henri Pittier National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 6 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 7 | Chirripó National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | Piedras Blancas National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 9 | Volcán Barú National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 10 | Tayrona National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 11 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 12 | Parque Natural Metropolitano | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 13 | Corcovado National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 14 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 15 | Los Quetzales National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Streaked Saltator sighting in Soberanía National Park on a given day, based on 314 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 254th most-seen of the 449 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.
March and April
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Streaked Saltator in Soberanía National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May to February, the lowest months. Those are among Soberanía National Park's driest months, with about 85 mm of rain a month against 350 mm in November.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Streaked Saltator sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
11th of 15
Of the 15 parks where we can rate Streaked Saltator sightings, Soberanía National Park ranks 11th at under 5%. The best odds are in Machalilla National Park (Ecuador, about 30%), Chagres National Park (Panama, about 30%) and Coiba National Park (Panama, about 20%).
Same genus: Saltator
The closest relatives of the Streaked Saltator that you can see in Soberanía National Park (genus Saltator, Typical Saltators) are Buff-throated Saltator (about 20%) and Slate-coloured Grosbeak (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Streaked Saltator is recorded against all the birds logged in Soberanía National Park (314 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.
