Scaly-throated Foliage-gleaner
Anabacerthia variegaticeps
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyFurnariidae (Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers)
- GenusAnabacerthia (Anabacerthia Foliage-gleaners)
- SpeciesAnabacerthia variegaticeps (Scaly-throated Foliage-gleaner)
Closest Relatives at Arenal Volcano National Park
Wedge-billed Woodcreeper
Glyphorynchus spirurus
Streak-headed Woodcreeper
Lepidocolaptes souleyetii
Spotted Woodcreeper
Xiphorhynchus erythropygius
Ochre-throated Foliage-gleaner
Automolus ochrolaemus
Northern Barred-Woodcreeper
Dendrocolaptes sanctithomae
Cocoa Woodcreeper
Xiphorhynchus susurrans
Striped Woodhaunter
Hyloctistes subulatus
Spotted Barbtail
Premnoplex brunnescens
Slaty Spinetail
Synallaxis brachyura
Brown-billed Scythebill
Campylorhamphus pusillus
Tawny-throated Leaftosser
Sclerurus mexicanus
Red-faced Spinetail
Cranioleuca erythrops
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cusuco National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 2 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 3 | Volcán Barú National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 4 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Chirripó National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 8 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 9 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 10 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 11 | Los Quetzales National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 12 | Machalilla National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 13 | Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Scaly-throated Foliage-gleaner in Arenal Volcano National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Scaly-throated Foliage-gleaner sighting in Arenal Volcano National Park, based on 62 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Scaly-throated Foliage-gleaner in Arenal Volcano National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Scaly-throated Foliage-gleaner in Arenal Volcano National Park in our monthly data.