Strong-billed Woodcreeper

Strong-billed Woodcreeper

Xiphocolaptes promeropirhynchus

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

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Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Los Nevados National Natural Park

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%

380 Verified sightings at Los Nevados National Natural Park From 2019 to 2026
831 In all 15 parks
May 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 Los Nevados National Natural Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Strong-billed Woodcreeper sighting in Los Nevados National Natural Park on a given day, based on 380 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 124th most-seen of the 424 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Strong-billed Woodcreeper in Los Nevados National Natural Park?

January–March, May, July, September and November

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Strong-billed Woodcreeper in Los Nevados National Natural Park on a given day, against under 5% in April, June, August, October and December, 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 Los Nevados National Natural Park the best place to see a Strong-billed Woodcreeper?

Yes

Of the 15 parks where we can rate Strong-billed Woodcreeper sightings, Los Nevados National Natural Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Celaque National Park (Honduras, about 10%) and Tikal National Park (Guatemala, about 10%).

Which relatives of the Strong-billed Woodcreeper live in Los Nevados National Natural Park?

Same family: Furnariidae

The closest relatives of the Strong-billed Woodcreeper that you can see in Los Nevados National Natural Park (family Furnariidae, Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers) are Stout-billed Cinclodes (about 30%), Andean Tit-Spinetail (about 20%) and Azara's Spinetail (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 Los Nevados National Natural Park (380 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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