Planalto Woodcreeper

Planalto Woodcreeper

Dendrocolaptes platyrostris

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Campo Grande

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

81 Verified sightings at Campo Grande
978 In all 8 parks From 2019 to 2026
August Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Planalto Woodcreeper

The planalto woodcreeper (Dendrocolaptes platyrostris) is a sub-oscine passerine bird in subfamily Dendrocolaptinae of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay. The planalto woodcreeper is most closely related to the black-banded woodcreeper (D. picumnus) and Hoffmanns's woodcreeper (D. hoffmannsi) and several authors have suggested that they are conspecific. At least one work has suggested that vocal differences between them warrant their treatment as separate species, but later work does not support that separation.

The planalto woodcreeper is one of the larger members of its subfamily. It is slim, with a long tail and a medium-length straight bill. It is 25 to 27 cm (9.8 to 11 in) long and weighs 43 to 69 g (1.5 to 2.4 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults of the nominate subspecies have a dusky face with bold buffy streaks and a faint supercilium. Their forehead, crown, and nape are black with bold buff streaks on the crown and nape. Their back and rump are olive-brown... Wikipedia →

Sounds

Song0:29

Paraguay · 2025

© Guillermo Menéndez (gmmv80) · XC1047398 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Call0:10

Brazil · 2025

© JAYRSON ARAUJO DE OLIVEIRA · XC974401 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Dawn song0:18

Brazil · 2010

© Marcos Melo · XC76244 · CC BY-NC-ND 2.5

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Itatiaia National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
2 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
~10%
3 Serra dos Órgãos National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
4 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
5 Chapada Diamantina National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
6 Emas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
7 Chapada dos Guimarães National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
8 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Campo Grande 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
2 Curitiba 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
3 São Paulo 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Planalto Woodcreeper in Campo Grande?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Planalto Woodcreeper sighting in Campo Grande on a given day, based on 81 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 103rd most-seen of the 221 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 Planalto Woodcreeper in Campo Grande?

August

In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Planalto Woodcreeper in Campo Grande on a given day, against under 5% in April, June–July, September and November, the lowest months. That is one of Campo Grande's driest months, with about 40 mm of rain against 200 mm in January.

What time of day is best to see a Planalto Woodcreeper?

Between 8 and 11 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Planalto 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 Campo Grande the best place to see a Planalto Woodcreeper?

Yes

Of the 3 cities where we can rate Planalto Woodcreeper sightings, Campo Grande has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Curitiba (Brazil, under 5%) and São Paulo (Brazil, under 5%).

Which relatives of the Planalto Woodcreeper live in Campo Grande?

Same family: Furnariidae

The closest relatives of the Planalto Woodcreeper that you can see in Campo Grande (family Furnariidae, Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers) are Rufous Hornero (about 80%), Narrow-billed Woodcreeper (about 20%) and Sooty-fronted Spinetail (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Planalto Woodcreeper sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Planalto Woodcreeper is recorded against all the birds logged in Campo Grande (81 verified sightings), 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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