Dendrocolaptes picumnus
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
The black-banded woodcreeper (Dendrocolaptes picumnus) is a sub-oscine passerine bird in subfamily Dendrocolaptinae of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is found discontinuously from Chiapas, Mexico, to Panama and in every mainland South American country except Chile and Uruguay.
The black-banded woodcreeper's taxonomy is unsettled. The International Ornithological Committee (IOC) and the Clements taxonomy recognize these 10 subspecies. Clements arranges them in three groups. "Spot-throated" group
"Pale-billed" group Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brownsberg Nature Park | 🇸🇷 Suriname | |
| 2 | Amboró National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 3 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 4 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 5 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 6 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 7 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 8 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 9 | Poás Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 10 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 11 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Black-banded Woodcreeper sighting in Manu National Park on a given day, based on 130 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 344th most-seen of the 641 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March and November–December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Black-banded Woodcreeper in Manu National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January–February and April–October, the lowest months. Those are among Manu National Park's wettest months, with about 250 mm of rain a month against 60 mm in August.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Black-banded 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.
5th of 11
Of the 11 parks where we can rate Black-banded Woodcreeper sightings, Manu National Park ranks 5th at under 5%. The best odds are in Brownsberg Nature Park (Suriname, about 20%), Amboró National Park (Bolivia, about 10%) and Yasuní National Park (Ecuador, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Black-banded Woodcreeper is recorded against all the birds logged in Manu National Park (130 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.
