Black-striped Woodcreeper

Black-striped Woodcreeper

Xiphorhynchus lachrymosus

Silhouette: Melo-Ortiz O.E.; Herrera-R, G.A. y Parada-Pedreros S · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Piedras Blancas National Park

In 3 days ~40% in a week ~80%

446 Verified sightings at Piedras Blancas National Park From 2019 to 2026
3,734 In all 15 parks
June Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Black-striped Woodcreeper

The black-striped woodcreeper (Xiphorhynchus lachrymosus) is a species of bird in the subfamily Dendrocolaptinae of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Nicaragua, and Panama. The black-striped woodcreeper is 21.5 to 25 cm (8.5 to 9.8 in) long and weighs 51 to 66 g (1.8 to 2.3 oz). It is a medium-sized member of genus Xiphorhynchus, with a longish, nearly straight, bill with a slight droop at the tip. The sexes have the same plumage. Adults of the nominate subspecies have a brownish black face with buff streaks and no distinct supercilium. Their crown and nape are brownish black with buffy teardrop spots and wide streaks. Their back and scapulars are also brownish black with wider and deeper buff streaks. Their lower back, rump, and wings are dark cinnamon-rufous, with dusky tips on the outer primaries. Their inner wing coverts are also dark cinnamon-rufous and the outer coverts browish black with paler streaks. Their tail is rufous... Wikipedia →

Sounds

Call0:15

Ecuador · 2010

© Manuel Sánchez-Nivicela · XC1175654 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Begging call0:13

Ecuador · 1999

© Patricio Mena Valenzuela · XC275361 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Song0:12

Ecuador · 1997

© Olaf Jahn · XC261980 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~30%
2 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
3 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
4 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~20%
5 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%
6 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
7 Utría National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
~10%
8 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
9 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
10 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
11 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
12 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
13 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
14 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
15 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Black-striped Woodcreeper in Piedras Blancas National Park?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Black-striped Woodcreeper sighting in Piedras Blancas National Park on a given day, based on 446 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 94th most-seen of the 344 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Black-striped Woodcreeper in Piedras Blancas National Park?

June

In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Black-striped Woodcreeper in Piedras Blancas National Park on a given day, against about 10% in February, July, September and November–December, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Black-striped Woodcreeper?

Between 9 am and noon

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Black-striped 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 Piedras Blancas National Park the best place to see a Black-striped Woodcreeper?

3rd of 15

Of the 15 parks where we can rate Black-striped Woodcreeper sightings, Piedras Blancas National Park ranks 3rd at about 20%. The best odds are in Darién National Park (Panama, about 30%) and Corcovado National Park (Costa Rica, about 20%).

Where does the Black-striped Woodcreeper sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Black-striped Woodcreeper is recorded against all the birds logged in Piedras Blancas National Park (446 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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