Lepidocolaptes lacrymiger
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
The montane woodcreeper (Lepidocolaptes lacrymiger) is a perching bird species in the subfamily Dendrocolaptinae of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. The montane woodcreeper was formerly considered conspecific with the spot-crowned woodcreeper (L. affinis) but they were split in the early 2000s.
The montane woodcreeper has these nine subspecies: Lepidocolaptes lacrymiger sanctaemartae (Chapman, 1912) Lepidocolaptes lacrymiger sneiderni Meyer de Schauensee, 1945 Lepidocolaptes lacrymiger lacrymiger (Lafresnaye, 1849)
Lepidocolaptes lacrymiger lafresnayi (Cabanis & Heine, 1860) Lepidocolaptes lacrymiger aequatorialis (Ménégaux, 1912) Lepidocolaptes lacrymiger frigidus Meyer de Schauensee, 1951 Lepidocolaptes lacrymiger warscewiczi (Cabanis & Heine, 1860)
Lepidocolaptes lacrymiger carabayae Hellmayr, 1920 Lepidocolaptes lacrymiger bolivianus (Chapman, 1919) The montane woodcreeper is 19 to 19.5 cm (7.5 to 7.7 in) long; males weigh 31 to 35 g (1.1 to 1.2 oz) and females 29.5 to 33 g (1.0 to 1.2 oz). It is a smallish to medium-sized woodcreeper with a slim, slightly decurved bill... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 2 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 3 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 4 | Chingaza National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 5 | Henri Pittier National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 6 | Amboró National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cali | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Montane Woodcreeper sighting in Podocarpus National Park on a given day, based on 73 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 189th most-seen of the 446 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March–May, August and December–January
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Montane Woodcreeper in Podocarpus National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February, June–July and September–November, the lowest months.
Between 6 and 9 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Montane 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.
3rd of 6
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Montane Woodcreeper sightings, Podocarpus National Park ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Los Nevados National Natural Park (Colombia, about 20%) and Farallones de Cali National Natural Park (Colombia, about 10%).
Same family: Furnariidae
The closest relatives of the Montane Woodcreeper that you can see in Podocarpus National Park (family Furnariidae, Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers) are Pearled Treerunner (about 30%), Rufous Spinetail (about 20%) and Olivaceous Woodcreeper (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Montane Woodcreeper is recorded against all the birds logged in Podocarpus National Park (73 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.
