Black-banded Woodcreeper
Dendrocolaptes picumnus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyFurnariidae (Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers)
- GenusDendrocolaptes (Barred Woodcreepers and Allies)
- SpeciesDendrocolaptes picumnus (Black-banded Woodcreeper)
The black-banded woodcreeper (Dendrocolaptes picumnus) is a sub-oscine passerine bird in subfamily Dendrocolaptinae of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is found discontinuously from Chiapas, Mexico, to Panama and in every mainland South American country except Chile and Uruguay. Wikipedia →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Black-banded Woodcreeper sighting in Canaima National Park, based on 8 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Canaima National Park
Amazonian Barred-Woodcreeper
Dendrocolaptes certhia
Pale-breasted Spinetail
Synallaxis albescens
Tepui Spinetail
Cranioleuca demissa
Roraiman Barbtail
Roraimia adusta
White-throated Foliage-gleaner
Automolus roraimae
Wedge-billed Woodcreeper
Glyphorynchus spirurus
Olivaceous Woodcreeper
Sittasomus griseicapillus
Chestnut-rumped Woodcreeper
Xiphorhynchus pardalotus
Buff-throated Woodcreeper
Xiphorhynchus guttatus
McConnell's Spinetail
Synallaxis macconnelli
Amazonian Plain-Xenops
Xenops genibarbis
Ochre-throated Foliage-gleaner
Automolus ochrolaemus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Black-banded Woodcreeper in Canaima National Park?
About 2% of wildlife watchers report a Black-banded Woodcreeper sighting in Canaima National Park, based on 8 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Black-banded Woodcreeper in Canaima National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Black-banded Woodcreeper in Canaima National Park in our monthly data.