Sittasomus griseicapillus
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
The olivaceous woodcreeper (Sittasomus griseicapillus) is a passerine bird in subfamily Dendrocolaptinae of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is found from central Mexico south through every Central American country, on the island of Tobago, and in every mainland South American country except Chile, French Guiana, and Suriname.
The olivaceous woodcreeper is the only member of genus Sittasomus. However, taxonomic systems vary in their treatment of the taxon, with some splitting it into two species. The International Ornithological Committee and the Clements taxonomy assign these 15 subspecies to the olivaceous woodcreeper; Clements distributes them among five groups.
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Campo Grande | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Recife | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Curitiba | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Caracas | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 5 | Rio de Janeiro | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | Maceió | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | Belo Horizonte | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 8 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 9 | Brasilia | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 10 | Porto Alegre | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Olivaceous Woodcreeper sighting in Caracas on a given day, based on 379 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 100th most-seen of the 295 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Olivaceous Woodcreeper in Caracas on a given day, against under 5% in May to March, the lowest months. That is one of Caracas's driest months, with about 40 mm of rain against 120 mm in August.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Olivaceous 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.
4th of 13
Of the 13 cities where we can rate Olivaceous Woodcreeper sightings, Caracas ranks 4th at under 5%. The best odds are in Campo Grande (Brazil, about 10%), Recife (Brazil, about 10%) and Curitiba (Brazil, under 5%).
Same family: Furnariidae
The closest relatives of the Olivaceous Woodcreeper that you can see in Caracas (family Furnariidae, Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers) are Crested Spinetail (about 10%) and Pale-breasted Spinetail (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Olivaceous Woodcreeper is recorded against all the birds logged in Caracas (379 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.
