Sittasomus griseicapillus
Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
The olivaceous woodcreeper (Sittasomus griseicapillus) is a passerine bird in subfamily Dendrocolaptinae of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is found from central Mexico south through every Central American country, on the island of Tobago, and in every mainland South American country except Chile, French Guiana, and Suriname.
The olivaceous woodcreeper is the only member of genus Sittasomus. However, taxonomic systems vary in their treatment of the taxon, with some splitting it into two species. The International Ornithological Committee and the Clements taxonomy assign these 15 subspecies to the olivaceous woodcreeper; Clements distributes them among five groups.
"Grayish" group "Pacific"
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Campo Grande | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Recife | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Curitiba | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Caracas | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 5 | Rio de Janeiro | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | Maceió | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | Belo Horizonte | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 8 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 9 | Brasilia | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 10 | Porto Alegre | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report an Olivaceous Woodcreeper sighting in Madidi National Park on a given day, based on 24 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 72nd most-seen of the 239 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.
January
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report an Olivaceous Woodcreeper in Madidi National Park on a given day, against about 10% in April–September and November, the lowest months. That is one of Madidi National Park's wettest months, with about 240 mm of rain against 40 mm in July. March and December have too few records to rate.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Olivaceous Woodcreeper sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
18th of 53
Of the 53 parks where we can rate Olivaceous Woodcreeper sightings, Madidi National Park ranks 18th at about 20%. The best odds are in Serra dos Órgãos National Park (Brazil, about 60%), Itatiaia National Park (Brazil, about 50%) and Amboró National Park (Bolivia, about 50%). All parks ranked.
Same family: Furnariidae
The closest relatives of the Olivaceous Woodcreeper that you can see in Madidi National Park (family Furnariidae, Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers) are Buff-throated Woodcreeper (about 30%), Rufous Hornero (about 20%) and Plain-crowned Spinetail (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Olivaceous Woodcreeper is recorded against all the birds logged in Madidi National Park (24 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.
