Spotted Woodcreeper
Xiphorhynchus erythropygius
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyFurnariidae (Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers)
- GenusXiphorhynchus (Xiphorhynchus Woodcreepers)
- SpeciesXiphorhynchus erythropygius (Spotted Woodcreeper)
The spotted woodcreeper (Xiphorhynchus erythropygius) is a species of bird in the subfamily Dendrocolaptinae of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is found in Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama. Wikipedia →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Spotted Woodcreeper sighting in Rincón de la Vieja National Park, based on 11 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Rincón de la Vieja National Park
Ivory-billed Woodcreeper
Xiphorhynchus flavigaster
Cocoa Woodcreeper
Xiphorhynchus susurrans
Black-striped Woodcreeper
Xiphorhynchus lachrymosus
Ruddy Woodcreeper
Dendrocincla homochroa
Northern Barred-Woodcreeper
Dendrocolaptes sanctithomae
Olivaceous Woodcreeper
Sittasomus griseicapillus
Streak-headed Woodcreeper
Lepidocolaptes souleyetii
Wedge-billed Woodcreeper
Glyphorynchus spirurus
Gray-throated Leaftosser
Sclerurus albigularis
Plain-brown Woodcreeper
Dendrocincla fuliginosa
Scaly-throated Leaftosser
Sclerurus guatemalensis
White-Throated Magpie-Jay
Calocitta formosa
📅 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 Spotted Woodcreeper in Rincón de la Vieja National Park?
About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Spotted Woodcreeper sighting in Rincón de la Vieja National Park, based on 11 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Spotted Woodcreeper in Rincón de la Vieja National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Spotted Woodcreeper in Rincón de la Vieja National Park in our monthly data.