Strong-billed Woodcreeper

Strong-billed Woodcreeper

Xiphocolaptes promeropirhynchus

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Henri Pittier National Park

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%

17 Verified sightings at Henri Pittier National Park From 2019 to 2026
831 In all 15 parks
April Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Strong-billed Woodcreeper

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 →

Sounds

Dawn song0:10

Ecuador · 2024

© Manuel Sánchez-Nivicela · XC1175651 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Song0:25

Ecuador · 2025

© Marc Anderson · XC1094042 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Flight call0:10

Peru · 2025

© Jerome Fischer · XC1011299 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
~10%
2 Celaque National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
~10%
3 Tikal National Park 🇬🇹 Guatemala
~10%
4 Cusuco National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
~10%
5 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
~10%
6 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
<5%
7 La Tigra National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
<5%
8 Chingaza National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
9 Amboró National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
<5%
10 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
11 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
12 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
13 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
14 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
15 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Caracas 🇻🇪 Venezuela
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Strong-billed Woodcreeper in Henri Pittier National Park?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Strong-billed Woodcreeper sighting in Henri Pittier National Park on a given day, based on 17 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 228th most-seen of the 358 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Strong-billed Woodcreeper in Henri Pittier National Park?

April

In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Strong-billed Woodcreeper in Henri Pittier National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May–June and August–March, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Strong-billed Woodcreeper?

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.

Is Henri Pittier National Park the best place to see a Strong-billed Woodcreeper?

6th of 15

Of the 15 parks where we can rate Strong-billed Woodcreeper sightings, Henri Pittier National Park ranks 6th at under 5%. 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%).

Which relatives of the Strong-billed Woodcreeper live in Henri Pittier National Park?

Same family: Furnariidae

The closest relatives of the Strong-billed Woodcreeper that you can see in Henri Pittier National Park (family Furnariidae, Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers) are Cocoa Woodcreeper (about 30%), Plain-brown Woodcreeper (about 20%) and Olivaceous Woodcreeper (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Strong-billed Woodcreeper sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Strong-billed Woodcreeper is recorded against all the birds logged in Henri Pittier National Park (17 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.

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