Crested Spinetail
Cranioleuca subcristata
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyFurnariidae (Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers)
- GenusCranioleuca (Cranioleuca Spinetails)
- SpeciesCranioleuca subcristata (Crested Spinetail)
Closest Relatives at Chingaza National Natural Park
Ash-browed Spinetail
Cranioleuca curtata
Pearled Treerunner
Margarornis squamiger
White-chinned Thistletail
Schizoeaca fuliginosa
Silvery-throated Spinetail
Synallaxis subpudica
Azara's Spinetail
Synallaxis azarae
Montane Woodcreeper
Lepidocolaptes lacrymiger
White-browed Spinetail
Hellmayrea gularis
Many-striped Canastero
Asthenes flammulata
Pale-breasted Spinetail
Synallaxis albescens
Strong-billed Woodcreeper
Xiphocolaptes promeropirhynchus
Rufous Spinetail
Synallaxis unirufa
Streak-headed Woodcreeper
Lepidocolaptes souleyetii
📅 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 | Henri Pittier National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 2 | Chingaza National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Crested Spinetail in Chingaza National Natural Park?
About 3% of visitor-days record a Crested Spinetail sighting in Chingaza National Natural Park, based on 41 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Crested Spinetail in Chingaza National Natural Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Crested Spinetail in Chingaza National Natural Park in our monthly data.