Strong-billed Woodcreeper

Strong-billed Woodcreeper

Xiphocolaptes promeropirhynchus

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Celaque National Park

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%

15 Verified sightings at Celaque National Park From 2019 to 2026
831 In all 15 parks
July Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Strong-billed Woodcreeper

The strong-billed woodcreeper (Xiphocolaptes promeropirhynchus) is a species of bird in the subfamily Dendrocolaptinae of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is found in Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela.

The strong-billed woodcreeper's taxonomy is unsettled. Wikipedia →

Sounds

Dawn song0:10

Ecuador · 2024

© Manuel Sánchez-Nivicela · XC1175651 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Song0:25

Ecuador · 2025

© Marc Anderson · XC1094042 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Flight call0:10

Peru · 2025

© Jerome Fischer · XC1011299 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
~10%
2 Celaque National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
~10%
3 Tikal National Park 🇬🇹 Guatemala
~10%
4 Cusuco National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
~10%
5 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
~10%
6 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
<5%
7 La Tigra National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
<5%
8 Chingaza National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
9 Amboró National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
<5%
10 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
11 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
12 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
13 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
14 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
15 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Caracas 🇻🇪 Venezuela
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Strong-billed Woodcreeper in Celaque National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Strong-billed Woodcreeper sighting in Celaque National Park on a given day, based on 15 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 117th most-seen of the 193 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Strong-billed Woodcreeper in Celaque National Park?

May and July–August

In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Strong-billed Woodcreeper in Celaque National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June and September–March, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Strong-billed Woodcreeper?

Between 6 and 9 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Strong-billed 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.

Is Celaque National Park the best place to see a Strong-billed Woodcreeper?

Among the best

Of the 15 parks where we can rate Strong-billed Woodcreeper sightings, Celaque National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Los Nevados National Natural Park (Colombia, about 10%).

Which relatives of the Strong-billed Woodcreeper live in Celaque National Park?

Same family: Furnariidae

The closest relatives of the Strong-billed Woodcreeper that you can see in Celaque National Park (family Furnariidae, Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers) are Ivory-billed Woodcreeper (about 10%) and Spot-crowned Woodcreeper (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Strong-billed Woodcreeper sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Strong-billed Woodcreeper is recorded against all the birds logged in Celaque National Park (15 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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