Lepidocolaptes lacrymiger
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In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
The montane woodcreeper (Lepidocolaptes lacrymiger) is a perching bird species in the subfamily Dendrocolaptinae of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. The montane woodcreeper was formerly considered conspecific with the spot-crowned woodcreeper (L. affinis) but they were split in the early 2000s.
The montane woodcreeper has these nine subspecies: Lepidocolaptes lacrymiger sanctaemartae (Chapman, 1912) Lepidocolaptes lacrymiger sneiderni Meyer de Schauensee, 1945 Lepidocolaptes lacrymiger lacrymiger (Lafresnaye, 1849)
Lepidocolaptes lacrymiger lafresnayi (Cabanis & Heine, 1860) Lepidocolaptes lacrymiger aequatorialis (Ménégaux, 1912) Lepidocolaptes lacrymiger frigidus Meyer de Schauensee, 1951 Lepidocolaptes lacrymiger warscewiczi (Cabanis & Heine, 1860)
Lepidocolaptes lacrymiger carabayae Hellmayr, 1920 Lepidocolaptes lacrymiger bolivianus (Chapman, 1919) The montane woodcreeper is 19 to 19.5 cm (7.5 to 7.7 in) long; males weigh 31 to 35 g (1.1 to 1.2 oz) and females 29.5 to 33 g (1.0 to 1.2 oz). It is a smallish to medium-sized woodcreeper with a slim, slightly decurved bill... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 2 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 3 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 4 | Chingaza National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 5 | Henri Pittier National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 6 | Amboró National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cali | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Montane Woodcreeper sighting in Los Nevados National Natural Park on a given day, based on 866 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 52nd most-seen of the 424 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June, September–October and December–March
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Montane Woodcreeper in Los Nevados National Natural Park on a given day, against about 10% in April–May, July–August and November, the lowest months.
Between 6 and 9 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Montane 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 6 parks where we can rate Montane Woodcreeper sightings, Los Nevados National Natural Park has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Farallones de Cali National Natural Park (Colombia, about 10%) and Podocarpus National Park (Ecuador, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Montane Woodcreeper is recorded against all the birds logged in Los Nevados National Natural Park (866 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.
