Chestnut-rumped Woodcreeper

Chestnut-rumped Woodcreeper

Xiphorhynchus pardalotus

Silhouette: Melo-Ortiz O.E.; Herrera-R, G.A. y Parada-Pedreros S · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
at Brownsberg Nature Park

In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%

115 Verified sightings at Brownsberg Nature Park From 2019 to 2026
115 In 1 park
April Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Chestnut-rumped Woodcreeper

The chestnut-rumped woodcreeper (Xiphorhynchus pardalotus) is a species of bird in the subfamily Dendrocolaptinae of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is found in Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela.

The chestnut-rumped woodcreeper is a medium-sized member of its genus, with a longish, slim, slightly decurved bill. The species is 20 to 23.5 cm (7.9 to 9.3 in) long; males weigh 32 to 49 g (1.1 to 1.7 oz) and females 27 to 46 g (0.95 to 1.6 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults of the nominate subspecies have a face that is mostly thin deep buff and brown streaks, with a buff supercilium and eyering. Their crown and nape are blackish brown with deep buff spots on the crown, and the spots become streaks on the nape. Their back and wing coverts are reddish brown to olive-brown with some pale, blackish edged, streaks. Their wings, rump, and tail are rufous-chestnut with darker tips on the primaries. Their throat is fulvous or cinnamon-buff with a dusky edges to the feathers. Their... Wikipedia →

Sounds

Call0:33

Brazil · 2021

© Matheus Fernandes Moraes Silva · XC642646 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Song0:07

Brazil · 2019

© JAYRSON ARAUJO DE OLIVEIRA · XC494147 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Call1:08

Brazil · 2020

© Felipe Arantes · XC599854 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Brownsberg Nature Park 🇸🇷 Suriname
~40%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Chestnut-rumped Woodcreeper in Brownsberg Nature Park?

Likely

About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Chestnut-rumped Woodcreeper sighting in Brownsberg Nature Park on a given day, based on 115 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 17th most-seen of the 221 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Chestnut-rumped Woodcreeper in Brownsberg Nature Park?

April

In that month about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Chestnut-rumped Woodcreeper in Brownsberg Nature Park on a given day, against about 20% in November, the lowest month. That is one of Brownsberg Nature Park's wettest months, with about 300 mm of rain against 55 mm in October. May to July have too few records to rate.

What time of day is best to see a Chestnut-rumped Woodcreeper?

Between 8 and 11 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Chestnut-rumped 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.

Where else can you see a Chestnut-rumped Woodcreeper?

Only Brownsberg Nature Park, in our data

Brownsberg Nature Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Chestnut-rumped Woodcreeper sightings: about 40% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Where does the Chestnut-rumped Woodcreeper sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Chestnut-rumped Woodcreeper is recorded against all the birds logged in Brownsberg Nature Park (115 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.

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