Xiphocolaptes albicollis
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
The white-throated woodcreeper (Xiphocolaptes albicollis) is a species of bird in the subfamily Dendrocolaptinae of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay. Subspecies franciscanus of the moustached woodcreeper has sometimes been treated as a subspecies of the white-throated.
The white-throated woodcreeper is one of the largest members of its subfamily. It is heavy-bodied, with a shortish tail and a long decurved bill. It is 27.5 to 33 cm (11 to 13 in) long and weighs 110 to 130 g (3.9 to 4.6 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults of the nominate subspecies have a dark face with a whitish to pale buff supercilium and moustachial stripe. They have a dark stripe behind the eye and a blackish one on the cheek. Their forehead, crown, and nape are black with strong cream to buff streaks on the crown... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Itatiaia National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 4 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a White-throated Woodcreeper sighting in Itatiaia National Park on a given day, based on 198 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 146th most-seen of the 352 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April and September
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a White-throated Woodcreeper in Itatiaia National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February, May and December, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most White-throated 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.
2nd of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate White-throated Woodcreeper sightings, Itatiaia National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Serra dos Órgãos National Park (Brazil, about 30%).
Same family: Furnariidae
The closest relatives of the White-throated Woodcreeper that you can see in Itatiaia National Park (family Furnariidae, Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers) are Olivaceous Woodcreeper (about 50%), Pallid Spinetail (about 40%) and Rufous-capped Spinetail (about 40%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the White-throated Woodcreeper is recorded against all the birds logged in Itatiaia National Park (198 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.
