Dendrocincla homochroa
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
The ruddy woodcreeper (Dendrocincla homochroa) is a passerine bird in subfamily Dendrocolaptinae of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is found from southern Mexico to northern Colombia and extreme northern Venezuela. The ruddy woodcreeper has these four subspecies:
The ruddy woodcreeper is 17.5 to 20.5 cm (6.9 to 8.1 in) long. Males weigh 34 to 45 g (1.2 to 1.6 oz) and females 27 to 39 g (0.95 to 1.4 oz). The species is a medium-sized member of its genus, with a straight bill, a short tail, and a large head with a ruffled nape. The sexes have the same plumage. The nominate subspecies has dark rufous to chestnut-brown upperparts with a brighter reddish crown. Its wings, uppertail coverts, and tail are rufous chestnut. The tips of its primaries are dusky. It has grayish lores and eyering and a cinnamon-buff to tawny-ochraceous throat. Its underparts are rufous brown with a paler belly and... Wikipedia →
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Ruddy Woodcreeper sighting in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary on a given day, based on 109 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 125th most-seen of the 277 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February and July
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Ruddy Woodcreeper in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary on a given day, against under 5% in May and October, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Ruddy Woodcreeper sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
5th of 25
Of the 25 parks where we can rate Ruddy Woodcreeper sightings, Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary ranks 5th at about 10%. The best odds are in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve (Mexico, about 30%), Rincón de la Vieja National Park (Costa Rica, about 20%) and Tikal National Park (Guatemala, about 20%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Ruddy Woodcreeper is recorded against all the birds logged in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary (109 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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.
