Xiphorhynchus susurrans
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
The cocoa woodcreeper (Xiphorhynchus susurrans) is a species of bird in the subfamily Dendrocolaptinae of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela.
The cocoa woodcreeper was formerly included in the buff-throated woodcreeper (X. guttatus) but since the 1990s has been recognized as a separate species. The two form a superspecies. Biogeography and molecular data suggest that the relationships among the subspecies of both deserve further study; some may be assigned to the wrong species or be species in their own right.
The cocoa woodcreeper has these eight subspecies that fall into two groups: "Lawrence's" or "nana" group "Cocoa" or "susurrans" group The cocoa woodcreeper is 21 to 25.5 cm (8.3 to 10 in) long and weighs 43 to 58 g (1.5 to 2.0 oz). It is a medium-sized member of... Wikipedia →
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Panama City | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 2 | Valencia | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 3 | Caracas | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 4 | San José | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Cali | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Cocoa Woodcreeper sighting in Bastimentos Island National Marine Park on a given day, based on 401 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 100th most-seen of the 375 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February, May and October
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Cocoa Woodcreeper in Bastimentos Island National Marine Park on a given day, against under 5% in August–September and December–January, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Cocoa 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.
17th of 32
Of the 32 parks where we can rate Cocoa Woodcreeper sightings, Bastimentos Island National Marine Park ranks 17th at about 10%. The best odds are in Soberanía National Park (Panama, about 60%), Chagres National Park (Panama, about 50%) and San Lorenzo Protected Forest (Panama, about 50%). All parks ranked.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Cocoa Woodcreeper is recorded against all the birds logged in Bastimentos Island National Marine Park (401 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.
