Olivaceous Woodcreeper
Sittasomus griseicapillus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyFurnariidae (Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers)
- GenusSittasomus
- SpeciesSittasomus griseicapillus (Olivaceous Woodcreeper)
The olivaceous woodcreeper (Sittasomus griseicapillus) is a passerine bird in subfamily Dendrocolaptinae of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is found from central Mexico south through every Central American country, on the island of Tobago, and in every mainland South American country except Chile, French Guiana, and Suriname. Wikipedia →
50–60% of wildlife watchers report a Olivaceous Woodcreeper sighting in Itatiaia National Park, based on 799 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Itatiaia National Park
Pallid Spinetail
Cranioleuca pallida
Rufous-capped Spinetail
Synallaxis ruficapilla
Buff-fronted Foliage-gleaner
Philydor rufum
Scaled Woodcreeper
Lepidocolaptes squamatus
Streaked Xenops
Xenops rutilans
Itatiaia Spinetail
Oreophylax moreirae
Lesser Woodcreeper
Xiphorhynchus fuscus
White-collared Foliage-gleaner
Anabazenops fuscus
Buff-browed Foliage-gleaner
Syndactyla rufosuperciliata
Sharp-billed Treehunter
Heliobletus contaminatus
Spix's Spinetail
Synallaxis spixi
Araucaria Tit-Spinetail
Leptasthenura setaria
📅 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 Olivaceous Woodcreeper in Itatiaia National Park?
About 56% of wildlife watchers report a Olivaceous Woodcreeper sighting in Itatiaia National Park, based on 799 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Olivaceous Woodcreeper in Itatiaia National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Olivaceous Woodcreeper in Itatiaia National Park in our monthly data.