Planalto Woodcreeper

Planalto Woodcreeper

Dendrocolaptes platyrostris

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

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Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at São Paulo

In 3 days <5%

29 Verified sightings at São Paulo
978 In all 8 parks From 2019 to 2026
May 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 São Paulo?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Planalto Woodcreeper sighting in São Paulo on a given day, based on 29 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 255th most-seen of the 353 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 Planalto Woodcreeper in São Paulo?

Any time of year

In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Planalto Woodcreeper in São Paulo on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.

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 São Paulo the best place to see a Planalto Woodcreeper?

3rd of 3

Of the 3 cities where we can rate Planalto Woodcreeper sightings, São Paulo ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Campo Grande (Brazil, about 10%) and Curitiba (Brazil, under 5%).

Which relatives of the Planalto Woodcreeper live in São Paulo?

Same family: Furnariidae

The closest relatives of the Planalto Woodcreeper that you can see in São Paulo (family Furnariidae, Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers) are Rufous Hornero (about 60%), Spix's Spinetail (about 10%) and Yellow-chinned Spinetail (about 10%), 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 São Paulo (29 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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