Xiphorhynchus obsoletus
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
The striped woodcreeper (Xiphorhynchus obsoletus) is a species of bird in the subfamily Dendrocolaptinae of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela.
Some doubt exists that X. o. caicarae is a valid subspecies. The striped woodcreeper is medium-sized, with a slim, slightly decurved bill of moderate length. The species is 18 to 20.5 cm (7.1 to 8.1 in) long. Males weigh 27 to 37 g (0.95 to 1.3 oz) and females 24 to 36 g (0.85 to 1.3 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults of the nominate subspecies X. o. obsoletus have a face with thin creamy buff and dark brown streaks that become bold scaling on the sides of the neck. They have a faint pale supercilium or none at all. Their crown and nape are blackish to dark olive-brown with pale spots that have dusky edges. Their back is olive-brown with dusky-edged whitish buff streaks. Their rump, wings... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anavilhanas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 3 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 4 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 5 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 6 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 7 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Striped Woodcreeper sighting in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve on a given day, based on 35 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 139th most-seen of the 328 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Striped Woodcreeper in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in April–May, July, October and December–February, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Striped Woodcreeper sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
4th of 7
Of the 7 parks where we can rate Striped Woodcreeper sightings, Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve ranks 4th at about 10%. The best odds are in Anavilhanas National Park (Brazil, about 30%), Yasuní National Park (Ecuador, about 10%) and Amacayacu National Natural Park (Colombia, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Striped Woodcreeper is recorded against all the birds logged in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve (35 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.
