Stripe-headed Sparrow
Peucaea ruficauda
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPasserellidae (New World Sparrows)
- GenusPeucaea
- SpeciesPeucaea ruficauda (Stripe-headed Sparrow)
Closest Relatives at Carara National Park
Orange-billed Sparrow
Arremon aurantiirostris
Common Chlorospingus
Chlorospingus flavopectus
Olive Sparrow
Arremonops rufivirgatus
Black-striped Sparrow
Arremonops conirostris
Chestnut-backed Antbird
Myrmeciza exsul
Black-hooded Antshrike
Thamnophilus bridgesi
Clay-colored Thrush
Turdus grayi
Rufous-backed Wren
Campylorhynchus capistratus
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
Lesser Greenlet
Hylophilus decurtatus
Blue-gray Tanager
Thraupis episcopus
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Setophaga pensylvanica
📅 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 | Rincón de la Vieja National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Las Baulas Marine National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Palo Verde National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Carara National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Santa Rosa National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Ostional Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 9 | Masaya Volcano National Park | 🇳🇮 Nicaragua | |
| 10 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 11 | Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 12 | La Tigra National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 13 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 14 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Stripe-headed Sparrow in Carara National Park?
About 10% of visitor-days record a Stripe-headed Sparrow sighting in Carara National Park, based on 465 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Stripe-headed Sparrow in Carara National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Stripe-headed Sparrow in Carara National Park in our monthly data.