Xiphocolaptes promeropirhynchus
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
The strong-billed woodcreeper (Xiphocolaptes promeropirhynchus) is a species of bird in the subfamily Dendrocolaptinae of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is found in Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela.
The strong-billed woodcreeper's taxonomy is unsettled. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 2 | Celaque National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 3 | Tikal National Park | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 4 | Cusuco National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 5 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 6 | Henri Pittier National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 7 | La Tigra National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 8 | Chingaza National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 9 | Amboró National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 10 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 11 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 12 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 13 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 14 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 15 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caracas | 🇻🇪 Venezuela |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Strong-billed Woodcreeper sighting in Podocarpus National Park on a given day, based on 74 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 185th 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.
February–March, May–June and September–November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Strong-billed Woodcreeper in Podocarpus National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April, July–August and December–January, the lowest months.
Between 6 and 9 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Strong-billed 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.
Among the best
Of the 15 parks where we can rate Strong-billed Woodcreeper sightings, Podocarpus National Park ranks 5th at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Los Nevados National Natural Park (Colombia, about 10%), Celaque National Park (Honduras, about 10%) and Tikal National Park (Guatemala, about 10%).
Same family: Furnariidae
The closest relatives of the Strong-billed 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 Strong-billed Woodcreeper is recorded against all the birds logged in Podocarpus National Park (74 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.
