Stripe-headed Sparrow

Stripe-headed Sparrow

Peucaea ruficauda

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve
89 Verified records at Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve
November Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The stripe-headed sparrow (Peucaea ruficauda) is a species of bird in the family Passerellidae, the New World sparrows. It is found from Mexico to Costa Rica. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Stripe-headed Sparrow sighting in Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve, based on 89 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
5–10
Feb
5–10
Mar
10–20
Apr
<5
May
5–10
Jun
5–10
Jul
<5
Aug
5–10
Sep
10–20
Oct
20–30
Nov
10–20
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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
20–30%
2 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
3 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
4 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
5 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
6 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
7 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
8 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
9 Masaya Volcano National Park 🇳🇮 Nicaragua
<5%
10 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
11 Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
12 La Tigra National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
13 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
14 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Stripe-headed Sparrow in Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve?

About 11% of wildlife watchers report a Stripe-headed Sparrow sighting in Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve, based on 89 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Stripe-headed Sparrow in Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve?

November has the highest sighting rate for Stripe-headed Sparrow in Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve in our monthly data.

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