Scimitar-billed Woodcreeper

Scimitar-billed Woodcreeper

Drymornis bridgesii

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Cordoba

In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%

421 Verified sightings at Cordoba
115 In all 2 parks From 2019 to 2026
April Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Scimitar-billed Woodcreeper

The scimitar-billed woodcreeper (Drymornis bridgesii) is a species of bird in the subfamily Dendrocolaptinae of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay. The scimitar-billed woodcreeper is most closely related to the greater scythebill (Drymotoxeres pucheranii). It is the only member of its genus and is monotypic: No subspecies are recognized.

The scimitar-billed woodcreeper is 26 to 35 cm (10 to 14 in) long and weighs 76 to 110 g (2.7 to 3.9 oz). It is a large woodcreeper with a relatively short tail and a long decurved bill. The sexes have the same plumage. Adults have dark rufous ear coverts and a white supercilium and moustachial stripe. Their forehead, crown, and nape are rufous to dark brown, with the nape being slightly lighter with white flecks. Their back, scapulars, and most wing coverts are cinnamon-brown to reddish brown. Their rump, uppertail coverts, and tail are rufous. Their greater primary coverts and flight feathers are darker brown than the back. Their throat is white. Their underparts are reddish brown with bold white streaks that narrow through the belly onto... Wikipedia →

Sounds

Song0:25

Argentina · 2023

© Guillermo Treboux · XC898546 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Recording0:11

Uruguay · 2024

© Guillermo Menéndez (gmmv80) · XC882514 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Call0:41

Bolivia · 2022

© Jacob Wijpkema · XC731943 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 El Impenetrable National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
~20%
2 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Cordoba 🇦🇷 Argentina
~20%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

# Zoo / Centre Country
1 Ralph Perkins II Wildlife Center and Woods Garden 🇺🇸 United States In captivity

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Scimitar-billed Woodcreeper in Cordoba?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Scimitar-billed Woodcreeper sighting in Cordoba on a given day, based on 421 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 37th most-seen of the 176 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Scimitar-billed Woodcreeper in Cordoba?

October to July

In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Scimitar-billed Woodcreeper in Cordoba on a given day, against about 10% in August and September, the lowest months.

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

Between 10 am and 1 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Scimitar-billed 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 Scimitar-billed Woodcreeper?

Only Cordoba, in our data

Cordoba is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Scimitar-billed Woodcreeper sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Which relatives of the Scimitar-billed Woodcreeper live in Cordoba?

Same family: Furnariidae

The closest relatives of the Scimitar-billed Woodcreeper that you can see in Cordoba (family Furnariidae, Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers) are Rufous Hornero (about 90%), Brown Cacholote (about 70%) and Tufted Tit-Spinetail (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

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

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Scimitar-billed Woodcreeper is recorded against all the birds logged in Cordoba (421 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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