Red-faced Spinetail
Cranioleuca erythrops
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyFurnariidae (Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers)
- GenusCranioleuca (Cranioleuca Spinetails)
- SpeciesCranioleuca erythrops (Red-faced Spinetail)
Closest Relatives at Poás Volcano National Park
Spot-crowned Woodcreeper
Lepidocolaptes affinis
Ruddy Treerunner
Margarornis rubiginosus
Streak-breasted Treehunter
Thripadectes rufobrunneus
Buffy Tuftedcheek
Pseudocolaptes lawrencii
Spotted Barbtail
Premnoplex brunnescens
Spotted Woodcreeper
Xiphorhynchus erythropygius
Ochre-throated Foliage-gleaner
Automolus ochrolaemus
Tawny-throated Leaftosser
Sclerurus mexicanus
Olivaceous Woodcreeper
Sittasomus griseicapillus
Slaty Spinetail
Synallaxis brachyura
Sooty-capped Bush-Tanager
Chlorospingus pileatus
Slaty Flowerpiercer
Diglossa plumbea
📅 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 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 2 | Chirripó National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Volcán Barú National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 4 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 6 | Poás Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 9 | Los Quetzales National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 10 | Irazú Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 11 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 12 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 13 | Machalilla National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 14 | Darién National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Red-faced Spinetail in Poás Volcano National Park?
About 8% of visitor-days record a Red-faced Spinetail sighting in Poás Volcano National Park, based on 28 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Red-faced Spinetail in Poás Volcano National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Red-faced Spinetail in Poás Volcano National Park in our monthly data.