White-throated Woodcreeper

White-throated Woodcreeper

Xiphocolaptes albicollis

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Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
at Serra dos Órgãos National Park

In 3 days ~70% in a week ~90%

206 Verified sightings at Serra dos Órgãos National Park From 2019 to 2026
492 In all 4 parks
September Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the White-throated Woodcreeper

The white-throated woodcreeper (Xiphocolaptes albicollis) is a species of bird in the subfamily Dendrocolaptinae of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay. Subspecies franciscanus of the moustached woodcreeper has sometimes been treated as a subspecies of the white-throated.

The white-throated woodcreeper is one of the largest members of its subfamily. It is heavy-bodied, with a shortish tail and a long decurved bill. It is 27.5 to 33 cm (11 to 13 in) long and weighs 110 to 130 g (3.9 to 4.6 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults of the nominate subspecies have a dark face with a whitish to pale buff supercilium and moustachial stripe. They have a dark stripe behind the eye and a blackish one on the cheek. Their forehead, crown, and nape are black with strong cream to buff streaks on the crown... Wikipedia →

Sounds

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Brazil · 2025

© Joost van Bruggen · XC1050663 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Call0:29

Brazil · 2020

© Marcelo J Feliti · XC594629 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

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Brazil · 2025

© Ricardo José Mitidieri · XC1013509 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Serra dos Órgãos National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~30%
2 Itatiaia National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
3 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
<5%
4 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 São Paulo 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a White-throated Woodcreeper in Serra dos Órgãos National Park?

Possible

About 30% of wildlife watchers report a White-throated Woodcreeper sighting in Serra dos Órgãos National Park on a given day, based on 206 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 80th most-seen of the 336 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a White-throated Woodcreeper in Serra dos Órgãos National Park?

January–March, June and August–September

In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a White-throated Woodcreeper in Serra dos Órgãos National Park on a given day, against about 10% in April, the lowest month.

What time of day is best to see a White-throated Woodcreeper?

Between 10 am and 1 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most White-throated 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 Serra dos Órgãos National Park the best place to see a White-throated Woodcreeper?

Yes

Of the 4 parks where we can rate White-throated Woodcreeper sightings, Serra dos Órgãos National Park has the highest daily chance: about 30%. Next come Itatiaia National Park (Brazil, about 10%) and Iguazú National Park (Argentina, under 5%).

Which relatives of the White-throated Woodcreeper live in Serra dos Órgãos National Park?

Same family: Furnariidae

The closest relatives of the White-throated 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 Plain-brown Woodcreeper (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the White-throated Woodcreeper sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the White-throated Woodcreeper is recorded against all the birds logged in Serra dos Órgãos National Park (206 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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