Deconychura pallida
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
The mournful long-tailed woodcreeper (Deconychura pallida), also known as the southern long-tailed woodcreeper, is a species of bird in subfamily Dendrocolaptinae of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.
The mournful long-tailed woodcreeper was formerly considered to be part of the former long-tailed woodcreeper (Deconychura longicauda) with what are now the northern long-tailed woodcreeper (keeping D. longicauda) and the little long-tailed woodcreeper (D. typica). BirdLife International's Handbook of the Birds of the World (HBW) has treated them separately since the 2010s, and the International Ornithological Committee (IOC) followed suit in July 2023. However, the North American and South American Classification Committees of the American Ornithological Society and the Clements taxonomy treat the long-tailed woodcreeper as one species. The AOS notes that it probably consists of at least two and possibly three species. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 2 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 3 | Anavilhanas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Mournful Long-tailed Woodcreeper sighting in Manu National Park on a given day, based on 100 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 375th 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.
December and January
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Mournful Long-tailed Woodcreeper in Manu National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February to November, the lowest months. Those are among Manu National Park's wettest months, with about 240 mm of rain a month against 60 mm in August.
Between 6 and 9 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Mournful Long-tailed Woodcreeper sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Mournful Long-tailed Woodcreeper sightings, Manu National Park ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Tambopata National Reserve (Peru, about 10%).
Same family: Furnariidae
The closest relatives of the Mournful Long-tailed Woodcreeper that you can see in Manu National Park (family Furnariidae, Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers) are Buff-throated Woodcreeper (about 30%), Pale-legged 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 Mournful Long-tailed Woodcreeper is recorded against all the birds logged in Manu National Park (100 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.
