Buff-throated Woodcreeper

Buff-throated Woodcreeper

Xiphorhynchus guttatus

Silhouette: Melo-Ortiz O.E.; Herrera-R, G.A. y Parada-Pedreros S · PhyloPic

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
at Amacayacu National Natural Park
292 Verified sightings at Amacayacu National Natural Park From 2019 to 2026
7,591 Verified sightings across all 17 parks From 2019 to 2026
January Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Buff-throated Woodcreeper

The buff-throated woodcreeper (Xiphorhynchus guttatus) is a species of bird in the subfamily Dendrocolaptinae of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela.

What is now the cocoa woodcreeper (X. susurrans) of Central America and northwestern South America was long considered conspecific with the buff-throated woodcreeper, but since the 1990s has been treated as a distinct species. The two form a superspecies.

The buff-throated woodcreeper's remaining taxonomy is unsettled. The South American Classification Committee of the American Ornithological Society, the International Ornithological Committee (IOC), and the Clements taxonomy assign it these eight subspecies. Clements subdivides them into three groups.

"Buff-throated" group X. g. polystictus (Salvin & Goodman, 1883) X. g. connectens Todd, 1948 X. g. guttatus (Lichtenstein, MHC, 1820) "Lafresnaye's" group X. g. guttatoides (Lafresnaye, 1850) X. g. dorbignyanus Lafresnaye, 1850)

"Dusky-billed" group, also called the "eytoni" group X. g. eytoni Sclater, PL, 1854 X. g. vicinalis Todd, 1948 X. g. gracilirostris... Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Brownsberg Nature Park 🇸🇷 Suriname
~40%
2 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
~40%
3 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
~30%
4 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
~30%
5 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
~30%
6 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
~30%
7 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
~20%
8 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~20%
9 Noel Kempff Mercado National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
~20%
10 Chapada dos Guimarães National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
11 Amboró National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
~10%
12 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
~10%
13 Canaima National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
~10%
14 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
15 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
~10%
16 Emas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
17 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Buff-throated Woodcreeper in Amacayacu National Natural Park?

About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Buff-throated Woodcreeper sighting in Amacayacu National Natural Park, based on 292 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Buff-throated Woodcreeper in Amacayacu National Natural Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for Buff-throated Woodcreeper in Amacayacu National Natural Park in our monthly data.

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