Streaked Saltator

Streaked Saltator

Saltator striatipectus

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Tayrona National Natural Park

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%

45 Verified sightings at Tayrona National Natural Park From 2019 to 2026
2,973 In all 15 parks
July Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Streaked Saltator

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 →

Sounds

Song0:55

Ecuador · 2025

© Scott Olmstead · XC1019056 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Call0:15

Colombia · 2021

© Mauricio Cuellar Ramirez (@Birding.travel) · XC622466 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Uncertain1:01

Colombia · 2020

© Andrés Mauricio López · XC610437 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
~30%
2 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~30%
3 Coiba National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~20%
4 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
~10%
5 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
~10%
6 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%
7 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
8 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
9 Volcán Barú National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
10 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
11 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
12 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
13 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
14 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
15 Los Quetzales National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Cali 🇨🇴 Colombia
~20%
2 Medellín 🇨🇴 Colombia
~20%
3 Guayaquil 🇪🇨 Ecuador
~10%
4 Lima 🇵🇪 Peru
~10%
5 Caracas 🇻🇪 Venezuela
<5%
6 Valencia 🇻🇪 Venezuela
<5%
7 Panama City 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
8 Bogota 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
9 San José 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Streaked Saltator in Tayrona National Natural Park?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Streaked Saltator sighting in Tayrona National Natural Park on a given day, based on 45 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 153rd most-seen of the 285 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.

When is the best time to see a Streaked Saltator in Tayrona National Natural Park?

July and October

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Streaked Saltator in Tayrona National Natural Park on a given day, against under 5% in August–September and November–June, the lowest months. Those are among Tayrona National Natural Park's wettest months, with about 150 mm of rain a month against 5 mm in January.

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

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.

Is Tayrona National Natural Park the best place to see a Streaked Saltator?

10th of 15

Of the 15 parks where we can rate Streaked Saltator sightings, Tayrona National Natural Park ranks 10th 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%).

Which relatives of the Streaked Saltator live in Tayrona National Natural Park?

Same genus: Saltator

The closest relatives of the Streaked Saltator that you can see in Tayrona National Natural Park (genus Saltator, Typical Saltators) are Olivaceous Saltator (about 30%) and Buff-throated Saltator (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Streaked Saltator sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Streaked Saltator is recorded against all the birds logged in Tayrona National Natural Park (45 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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