Line-cheeked Spinetail
Cranioleuca antisiensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyFurnariidae (Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers)
- GenusCranioleuca (Cranioleuca Spinetails)
- SpeciesCranioleuca antisiensis (Line-cheeked Spinetail)
The line-cheeked spinetail (Cranioleuca antisiensis) is an arboreal species of bird in the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is a common species in the Andes in Ecuador and Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, woodland and scrub. It is distinguished from other species by its distribution, behaviour and white supercilium. There are two recognized subspecies, which are in reality a gradient in morphology and plumage from one extreme to the other. The IUCN Red List conservation status is rated as Least Concern, as the line-cheeked spinetail is common along its range and is presumably stable. Wikipedia →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Line-cheeked Spinetail sighting in Podocarpus National Park, based on 26 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Podocarpus National Park
Ash-browed Spinetail
Cranioleuca curtata
Pearled Treerunner
Margarornis squamiger
Olivaceous Woodcreeper
Sittasomus griseicapillus
Rufous Spinetail
Synallaxis unirufa
Wedge-billed Woodcreeper
Glyphorynchus spirurus
Montane Foliage-gleaner
Anabacerthia striaticollis
Mouse-colored Thistletail
Schizoeaca griseomurina
Azara's Spinetail
Synallaxis azarae
Streaked Tuftedcheek
Pseudocolaptes boissonneautii
Streaked Xenops
Xenops rutilans
Black-billed Treehunter
Thripadectes melanorhynchus
Montane Woodcreeper
Lepidocolaptes lacrymiger
📅 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 | Huascarán National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 2 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 3 | Cajas National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Line-cheeked Spinetail in Podocarpus National Park?
About 2% of wildlife watchers report a Line-cheeked Spinetail sighting in Podocarpus National Park, based on 26 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Line-cheeked Spinetail in Podocarpus National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Line-cheeked Spinetail in Podocarpus National Park in our monthly data.