Glyphorynchus spirurus
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In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
The wedge-billed woodcreeper (Glyphorynchus spirurus) is a sub-oscine passerine bird in subfamily Dendrocolaptinae of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is found in Mexico, Central America, Brazil, Bolivia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela.
The wedge-billed woodcreeper is the only member of its genus. It has these 13 subspecies that are sorted into three groups and a species by the Clements taxonomy: "spirurus" group "cuneatus" group The groups differ vocally; that and plumage and genetic differences among the subspecies suggest that the wedge-billed woodcreeper is actually more than one species.
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About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Wedge-billed Woodcreeper sighting in Arenal Volcano National Park on a given day, based on 3,994 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 55th most-seen of the 503 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March and July–December
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Wedge-billed Woodcreeper in Arenal Volcano National Park on a given day, against about 20% in January–February and April–June, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Wedge-billed Woodcreeper sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
5th of 41
Of the 41 parks where we can rate Wedge-billed Woodcreeper sightings, Arenal Volcano National Park ranks 5th at about 30%. The best odds are in Brownsberg Nature Park (Suriname, about 40%), Braulio Carrillo National Park (Costa Rica, about 30%) and Tenorio Volcano National Park (Costa Rica, about 30%). All parks ranked.
Same family: Furnariidae
The closest relatives of the Wedge-billed Woodcreeper that you can see in Arenal Volcano National Park (family Furnariidae, Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers) are Streak-headed Woodcreeper (about 20%), Spotted Woodcreeper (about 10%) and Ochre-throated Foliage-gleaner (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Wedge-billed Woodcreeper is recorded against all the birds logged in Arenal Volcano National Park (3,994 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.
