Narrow-billed Woodcreeper

Narrow-billed Woodcreeper

Lepidocolaptes angustirostris

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
at Rosario

In 3 days ~70% in a week ~90%

90 Verified sightings at Rosario
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

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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 Rosario?

Possible

About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Narrow-billed Woodcreeper sighting in Rosario on a given day, based on 90 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 34th most-seen of the 121 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Narrow-billed Woodcreeper in Rosario?

February–May and July–August

In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Narrow-billed Woodcreeper in Rosario on a given day, against about 10% in December, the lowest month.

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 Rosario the best place to see a Narrow-billed Woodcreeper?

3rd of 13

Of the 13 cities where we can rate Narrow-billed Woodcreeper sightings, Rosario ranks 3rd at about 30%. The best odds are in Buenos Aires (Argentina, about 40%) and Asuncion (Paraguay, about 40%).

Which relatives of the Narrow-billed Woodcreeper live in Rosario?

Same family: Furnariidae

The closest relatives of the Narrow-billed Woodcreeper that you can see in Rosario (family Furnariidae, Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers) are Rufous Hornero (about 90%), Sooty-fronted Spinetail (about 40%) and Greater Thornbird (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

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 Rosario (90 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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