Dendrocincla anabatina
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
The tawny-winged woodcreeper (Dendrocincla anabatina) is a passerine bird in subfamily Dendrocolaptinae of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is found in Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama.
Some authors have merged saturata with the nominate but this treatment has not been widely accepted. The tawny-winged woodcreeper is 17 to 19 cm (6.7 to 7.5 in) long. Males of the nominate subspecies weigh 34 to 42 g (1.2 to 1.5 oz) and females 29 to 39 g (1.0 to 1.4 oz). The species is a medium-sized member of its genus, with a straight bill, a short tail, and a ruffled nape. The sexes have the same plumage. Adults of the nominate subspecies have a brown head with buffy supercilium and bare gray skin around the eye. Their crown, nape, and back are dark olive-brown and their uppertail coverts and tail are cinnamon-rufous to rufous-chestnut. Their wing coverts are dark olive-brown and their flight feathers tawny with dusky tips. Their throat is... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tikal National Park | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 2 | Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇧🇿 Belize | |
| 3 | Corcovado National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Calakmul Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 5 | Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 6 | Carara National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Piedras Blancas National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 9 | Biotopo Cerro Cahuí | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 10 | Pico Bonito National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 11 | Marino Ballena National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 12 | Manuel Antonio National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 13 | Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 14 | Chirripó National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 15 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Tawny-winged Woodcreeper sighting in Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve on a given day, based on 19 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 156th most-seen of the 240 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.
October
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Tawny-winged Woodcreeper in Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in January–March and September, the lowest months. That is one of Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve's wettest months, with about 260 mm of rain against 55 mm in March.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Tawny-winged 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.
8th of 15
Of the 15 parks where we can rate Tawny-winged Woodcreeper sightings, Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve ranks 8th at about 10%. The best odds are in Tikal National Park (Guatemala, about 20%), Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary (Belize, about 20%) and Corcovado National Park (Costa Rica, about 20%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Tawny-winged Woodcreeper is recorded against all the birds logged in Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve (19 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.
