Streak-headed Woodcreeper

Lepidocolaptes souleyetii

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
FamilyFurnariidae (Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers)
GenusLepidocolaptes (Lepidocolaptes Woodcreepers)
SpeciesLepidocolaptes souleyetii (Streak-headed Woodcreeper)

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

at Coiba National Park

3 Verified sightings at Coiba National Park From 2019 to 2026

17,368 Verified sightings across all 51 parks From 2019 to 2026

☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Streak-headed Woodcreeper

The streak-headed woodcreeper (Lepidocolaptes souleyetii) is a passerine bird in the subfamily Dendrocolaptinae of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is found in Mexico, Central America, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Venezuela, and on Trinidad.

The streak-headed woodcreeper has these seven subspecies: L. s. guerrerensis Van Rossem, 1939 L. s. compressus (Cabanis, 1861) L. s. lineaticeps (Lafresnaye, 1850) L. s. littoralis (Hartert, EJO & Goodson, 1917) L. s. uaireni Phelps, WH & Phelps, WH Jr, 1950

L. s. esmeraldae Chapman, 1923 L. s. souleyetii (Lafresnaye, 1849) The streak-headed woodcreeper's specific epithet commemorates Louis François Auguste Souleyet, French zoologist and naval surgeon. The streak-headed woodcreeper is 19 to 21 cm (7.5 to 8.3 in) long and weighs 23 to 31 g (0.81 to 1.1 oz). It is a slim, medium-sized woodcreeper with a longish, slender, decurved bill. The sexes have the same plumage. Adults of the nominate subspecies L. s. souleyetii have a face with thin whitish buff and dark brown streaks; the sides of the neck are more heavily streaked. They have a whitish buff supercilium and eyering. Their crown... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Coiba National Park

Cranioleuca vulpina

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Xiphorhynchus susurrans

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Chiroxiphia lanceolata

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Coereba flaveola

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Thamnophilus doliatus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Ramphocelus dimidiatus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Troglodytes musculus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Quiscalus mexicanus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Polioptila plumbea

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Basileuterus rufifrons

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Turdus assimilis

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Elaenia flavogaster

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

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Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	~40%
2	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~30%
3	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~30%
4	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~30%
5	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
6	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
7	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
8	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	~20%
9	El Triunfo	🇲🇽 Mexico	~20%
10	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
11	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
12	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
13	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	~20%
14	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
15	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	~20%
16	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
17	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
18	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~10%
19	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
20	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
21	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
22	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
23	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~10%
24	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~10%
25	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
26	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
27	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
28	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
29	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
30	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
31	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~10%
32	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
33	Tikal National Park	🇬🇹 Guatemala	<5%
34	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
35	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
36	Canaima National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	<5%
37	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	<5%
38	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
39	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
40	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
41	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	<5%
42	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
43	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
44	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	<5%
45	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
46	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
47	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
48	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
49	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	Insufficient data
50	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
51	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data

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Streak-headed Woodcreeper

About the Streak-headed Woodcreeper

Closest Relatives at Coiba National Park

Rusty-backed Spinetail

Cocoa Woodcreeper

Lance-tailed Manakin

Bananaquit

Barred Antshrike

Crimson-backed Tanager

Southern House Wren

Great-tailed Grackle

Tropical Gnatcatcher

Rufous-capped Warbler

White-throated Thrush

Yellow-bellied Elaenia

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found