White-throated Woodcreeper

White-throated Woodcreeper

Xiphocolaptes albicollis

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Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at São Paulo

In 3 days <5%

11 Verified sightings at São Paulo
492 In all 4 parks From 2019 to 2026
August Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the White-throated Woodcreeper

The white-throated woodcreeper (Xiphocolaptes albicollis) is a species of bird in the subfamily Dendrocolaptinae of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay. Subspecies franciscanus of the moustached woodcreeper has sometimes been treated as a subspecies of the white-throated.

The white-throated woodcreeper is one of the largest members of its subfamily. It is heavy-bodied, with a shortish tail and a long decurved bill. It is 27.5 to 33 cm (11 to 13 in) long and weighs 110 to 130 g (3.9 to 4.6 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults of the nominate subspecies have a dark face with a whitish to pale buff supercilium and moustachial stripe. They have a dark stripe behind the eye and a blackish one on the cheek. Their forehead, crown, and nape are black with strong cream to buff streaks on the crown... Wikipedia →

Sounds

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Brazil · 2025

© Joost van Bruggen · XC1050663 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

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Brazil · 2020

© Marcelo J Feliti · XC594629 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

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Brazil · 2025

© Ricardo José Mitidieri · XC1013509 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Serra dos Órgãos National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~30%
2 Itatiaia National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
3 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
<5%
4 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 São Paulo 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a White-throated Woodcreeper in São Paulo?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a White-throated Woodcreeper sighting in São Paulo on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 311th 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 White-throated Woodcreeper in São Paulo?

Any time of year

In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a White-throated 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 White-throated Woodcreeper?

Between 10 am and 1 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most White-throated 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.

Where else can you see a White-throated Woodcreeper?

Only São Paulo, in our data

São Paulo is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate White-throated Woodcreeper sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Which relatives of the White-throated Woodcreeper live in São Paulo?

Same family: Furnariidae

The closest relatives of the White-throated 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 White-throated Woodcreeper sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the White-throated Woodcreeper is recorded against all the birds logged in São Paulo (11 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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