Lepidocolaptes squamatus
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In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
The scaled woodcreeper (Lepidocolaptes squamatus) is a species of bird in the subfamily Dendrocolaptinae of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is endemic to Brazil. The scaled woodcreeper and what is now the scalloped woodcreeper (L. falcinellus) were previously considered conspecific and are now treated as sister species. At least one author treats these subspecies as individual species. However, the genetic distance between them is small, suggesting that the two subspecies would be better if merged to create a monotypic species.
The scaled woodcreeper is 19 to 20 cm (7.5 to 7.9 in) long and weighs about 27 g (0.95 oz). It is a medium-sized woodcreeper with a slim, somewhat decurved bill. The sexes have the same plumage. Adults of the nominate subspecies have a dusky face with whitish streaks and a whitish supercilium that is often broken. Their crown is dark brown lightly spotted with buff. Their back is bright reddish brown and their rump, wings, and tail cinnamon-rufous... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Itatiaia National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Tijuca National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belo Horizonte | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Rio de Janeiro | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Scaled Woodcreeper sighting in Serra dos Órgãos National Park on a given day, based on 83 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 143rd most-seen of the 336 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February and December
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Scaled Woodcreeper in Serra dos Órgãos National Park on a given day, against about 10% in January, April–July and October–November, the lowest months. Those are among Serra dos Órgãos National Park's wettest months, with about 260 mm of rain a month against 50 mm in July.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Scaled 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.
2nd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Scaled Woodcreeper sightings, Serra dos Órgãos National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Itatiaia National Park (Brazil, about 30%).
Same family: Furnariidae
The closest relatives of the Scaled Woodcreeper that you can see in Serra dos Órgãos National Park (family Furnariidae, Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers) are Olivaceous Woodcreeper (about 60%), Lesser Woodcreeper (about 50%) and White-throated Woodcreeper (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Scaled Woodcreeper is recorded against all the birds logged in Serra dos Órgãos National Park (83 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.
