Anabacerthia variegaticeps
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
The scaly-throated foliage-gleaner (Anabacerthia variegaticeps), also known as the spectacled foliage-gleaner, is a species of bird in the Furnariinae subfamily of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is found in Mexico, in every Central American country except Nicaragua, and in Colombia and Ecuador.
The scaly-throated foliage-gleaner's taxonomy is unsettled. The Clements taxonomy does not recognize A. v. schaldachi but includes it within the nominate. Some authors in the early twentieth century treated the scaly-breasted foliage-gleaner and the montane foliage-gleaner (A. striaticollis) 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. Other authors have suggested that temporalis should be treated as a separate species, and yet other authors have suggested that it is better treated as a subspecies of the... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | El Triunfo | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 2 | Cusuco National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 3 | Volcán Barú National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 4 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 5 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Chirripó National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 9 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 10 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 11 | Los Quetzales National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Scaly-throated Foliage-gleaner sighting in Volcán Barú National Park on a given day, based on 100 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 131st most-seen of the 296 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Scaly-throated Foliage-gleaner in Volcán Barú National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March–July and September, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Scaly-throated 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 11
Of the 11 parks where we can rate Scaly-throated Foliage-gleaner sightings, Volcán Barú National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in El Triunfo (Mexico, about 30%) and Cusuco National Park (Honduras, about 10%).
Same family: Furnariidae
The closest relatives of the Scaly-throated Foliage-gleaner that you can see in Volcán Barú National Park (family Furnariidae, Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers) are Spot-crowned Woodcreeper (about 40%), Red-faced Spinetail (about 30%) and Ruddy Treerunner (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Scaly-throated Foliage-gleaner is recorded against all the birds logged in Volcán Barú National Park (100 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.
