Wedge-billed Woodcreeper

Wedge-billed Woodcreeper

Glyphorynchus spirurus

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Lago de Yojoa

In 3 days <5% in a week ~10%

11 Verified sightings at Lago de Yojoa From 2019 to 2026
13,804 In all 41 parks
November Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Wedge-billed Woodcreeper

The wedge-billed woodcreeper (Glyphorynchus spirurus) is a sub-oscine passerine bird in subfamily Dendrocolaptinae of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is found in Mexico, Central America, Brazil, Bolivia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela.

The wedge-billed woodcreeper is the only member of its genus. It has these 13 subspecies that are sorted into three groups and a species by the Clements taxonomy: "spirurus" group "cuneatus" group The groups differ vocally; that and plumage and genetic differences among the subspecies suggest that the wedge-billed woodcreeper is actually more than one species.

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Sounds

Call0:22

Brazil · 2026

© JAYRSON ARAUJO DE OLIVEIRA · XC1186175 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Song0:30

Ecuador · 2025

© Manuel Sánchez-Nivicela · XC1163126 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Begging call1:23

Ecuador · 2020

© Francisco Sornoza · XC578877 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Brownsberg Nature Park 🇸🇷 Suriname
~40%
2 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~30%
3 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~30%
4 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~30%
5 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~30%
6 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~30%
7 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
~20%
8 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
~20%
9 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
10 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
11 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
~20%
12 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
~20%
13 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
~10%
14 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
~10%
15 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize
~10%
16 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
~10%
17 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
18 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
~10%
19 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
~10%
20 Tikal National Park 🇬🇹 Guatemala
<5%
21 Cusuco National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
<5%
22 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
<5%
23 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
24 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
25 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
26 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
27 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
28 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
29 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
30 San Lorenzo Protected Forest 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
31 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
32 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
33 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
34 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
35 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
36 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
37 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
38 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
<5%
39 Poás Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
40 Volcán Barú National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
41 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Belém 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
2 San José 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Wedge-billed Woodcreeper in Lago de Yojoa?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Wedge-billed Woodcreeper sighting in Lago de Yojoa on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 226th most-seen of the 263 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, and over a week to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Wedge-billed Woodcreeper in Lago de Yojoa?

Any time of year

In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Wedge-billed Woodcreeper in Lago de Yojoa on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.

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

Between 8 and 11 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Wedge-billed 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.

Which relatives of the Wedge-billed Woodcreeper live in Lago de Yojoa?

Same family: Furnariidae

The closest relatives of the Wedge-billed Woodcreeper that you can see in Lago de Yojoa (family Furnariidae, Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers) are Streak-headed Woodcreeper (about 20%) and Ivory-billed Woodcreeper (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

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

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Wedge-billed Woodcreeper is recorded against all the birds logged in Lago de Yojoa (11 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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