Lepidocolaptes falcinellus
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
The scalloped woodcreeper (Lepidocolaptes falcinellus) is a species of bird in the subfamily Dendrocolaptinae of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is found in Argentina. Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay. The scalloped woodcreeper and what is now the scaled woodcreeper (L. squamatus) were previously considered conspecific and are now treated as sister species. The scalloped woodcreeper is monotypic.
The scalloped woodcreeper is 17 to 20 cm (6.7 to 7.9 in) long and weighs 26 to 30 g (0.92 to 1.1 oz). It is a medium-sized woodcreeper with a longish somewhat decurved bill. The sexes have the same plumage. Adults' faces are creamy white with blackish mottling and have creamy white lores and supercilium. Their crown and nape are dusky to dull black with obvious rich buff spots that often continue as faint streaks onto the upper back. Their back and wing coverts are olive-brown to cinnamon-brown, and their rump and tail rufous-chestnut. Their flight feathers have brown outer webs, chestnut inner webs, and blackish brown tips. Their throat is whitish. Their underparts are olive with bold, blackish-edged, buff streaks that give a scaly appearance... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Itatiaia National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Curitiba | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Scalloped Woodcreeper sighting in Itatiaia National Park on a given day, based on 59 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 215th most-seen of the 352 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January, April and June–August
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Scalloped Woodcreeper in Itatiaia National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February–March, May and September–December, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Scalloped 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.
Yes
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Scalloped Woodcreeper sightings, Itatiaia National Park has the highest daily chance: under 5%. Next come Iguaçu National Park (Brazil, under 5%) and Iguazú National Park (Argentina, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Scalloped Woodcreeper is recorded against all the birds logged in Itatiaia National Park (59 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.
