Xiphocolaptes promeropirhynchus
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
The strong-billed woodcreeper (Xiphocolaptes promeropirhynchus) is a species of bird in the subfamily Dendrocolaptinae of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is found in Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela.
The strong-billed woodcreeper's taxonomy is unsettled. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 2 | Celaque National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 3 | Tikal National Park | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 4 | Cusuco National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 5 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 6 | Henri Pittier National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 7 | La Tigra National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 8 | Chingaza National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 9 | Amboró National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 10 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 11 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 12 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 13 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 14 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 15 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caracas | 🇻🇪 Venezuela |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Strong-billed Woodcreeper sighting in Cusuco National Park on a given day, based on 36 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 143rd most-seen of the 250 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Strong-billed Woodcreeper in Cusuco National Park on a given day, against under 5% in August–September and November–May, the lowest months.
Between 6 and 9 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Strong-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.
Among the best
Of the 15 parks where we can rate Strong-billed Woodcreeper sightings, Cusuco National Park ranks 4th at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Los Nevados National Natural Park (Colombia, about 10%), Celaque National Park (Honduras, about 10%) and Tikal National Park (Guatemala, about 10%).
Same family: Furnariidae
The closest relatives of the Strong-billed Woodcreeper that you can see in Cusuco National Park (family Furnariidae, Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers) are Ivory-billed Woodcreeper (about 20%), Spotted Woodcreeper (about 10%) and Scaly-throated Foliage-gleaner (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Strong-billed Woodcreeper is recorded against all the birds logged in Cusuco National Park (36 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.
