Xiphorhynchus ocellatus
Silhouette: Melo-Ortiz O.E.; Herrera-R, G.A. y Parada-Pedreros S · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~70% in a week ~90%
The ocellated woodcreeper (Xiphorhynchus ocellatus) is a species of bird in the subfamily Dendrocolaptinae of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. The ocellated woodcreeper's taxonomy is unsettled. The South American Classification Committee of the American Ornithological Society (SACC) and the Clements taxonomy have long treated it as a species with seven subspecies. The International Ornithological Committee (IOC) formerly treated it as a species with four subspecies; the other three were treated as Tschudi's woodcreeper (X. chunchotambo). In July 2023 the IOC lumped Tschudi's into the ocellated woodcreeper, resulting in the same treatment as that of the SACC and Clements.
The seven subspecies recognized by these taxonomic systems are: However, BirdLife International's Handbook of the Birds of the World (HBW) considers only... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amboró National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 2 | Anavilhanas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 4 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 5 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 6 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report an Ocellated Woodcreeper sighting in Amboró National Park on a given day, based on 133 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 47th most-seen of the 273 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September
In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report an Ocellated Woodcreeper in Amboró National Park on a given day, against about 10% in July, the lowest month. That is one of Amboró National Park's driest months, with about 90 mm of rain against 340 mm in January. June has too few records to rate.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Ocellated Woodcreeper sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Ocellated Woodcreeper sightings, Amboró National Park has the highest daily chance: about 30%. Next come Anavilhanas National Park (Brazil, under 5%) and Yasuní National Park (Ecuador, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Ocellated Woodcreeper is recorded against all the birds logged in Amboró National Park (133 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
