Narrow-billed Woodcreeper

Narrow-billed Woodcreeper

Lepidocolaptes angustirostris

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Rio de Janeiro

In 3 days <5%

16 Verified sightings at Rio de Janeiro
1,524 In all 10 parks From 2019 to 2026
March Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Narrow-billed Woodcreeper

The narrow-billed woodcreeper (Lepidocolaptes angustirostris) is a species of bird in the subfamily Dendrocolaptinae of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Suriname, and Uruguay.

Several other subspecies have also been proposed as splits from the existing ones. All of the subspecies that adjoin each other intergrade, to the point where some authors have advocated treating the species as monotypic.

The narrow-billed woodcreeper is 18 to 22 cm (7.1 to 8.7 in) long; males weigh 23 to 37.5 g (0.81 to 1.3 oz) and females 21.5 to 33.5 g (0.76 to 1.2 oz). It is a slim, medium-sized woodcreeper with a long, slim, moderately decurved bill. The sexes have the same plumage. Adults of the nominate subspecies L. a. angustirostris have pale lores, a buffy white supercilium that... Wikipedia →

Sounds

Song0:18

Brazil · 2026

© JAYRSON ARAUJO DE OLIVEIRA · XC1163699 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Begging call0:32

Argentina · 2021

© Guillermo Treboux · XC777862 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Call0:06

Brazil · 2020

© Daniel Mello · XC587578 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 El Impenetrable National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
~70%
2 El Palmar National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
~60%
3 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
~40%
4 Chapada dos Guimarães National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~20%
5 Serra da Canastra National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~20%
6 Emas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
7 Chapada Diamantina National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
8 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
9 Itatiaia National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
10 Tijuca National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Buenos Aires 🇦🇷 Argentina
~40%
2 Asuncion 🇵🇾 Paraguay
~40%
3 Rosario 🇦🇷 Argentina
~30%
4 Campo Grande 🇧🇷 Brazil
~20%
5 Montevideo 🇺🇾 Uruguay
~10%
6 São Paulo 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
7 Santa Cruz de la Sierra 🇧🇴 Bolivia
~10%
8 Goiânia 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
9 Brasilia 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
10 Belo Horizonte 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Narrow-billed Woodcreeper in Rio de Janeiro?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Narrow-billed Woodcreeper sighting in Rio de Janeiro on a given day, based on 16 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 211th most-seen of the 278 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Narrow-billed Woodcreeper in Rio de Janeiro?

Any time of year

In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Narrow-billed Woodcreeper in Rio de Janeiro on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.

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

Between 3 and 6 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Narrow-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 Rio de Janeiro the best place to see a Narrow-billed Woodcreeper?

13th of 13

Of the 13 cities where we can rate Narrow-billed Woodcreeper sightings, Rio de Janeiro ranks 13th at under 5%. The best odds are in Buenos Aires (Argentina, about 40%), Asuncion (Paraguay, about 40%) and Rosario (Argentina, about 30%).

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

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Narrow-billed Woodcreeper is recorded against all the birds logged in Rio de Janeiro (16 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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