Northern Barred-Woodcreeper

Q: What are the chances of seeing a Northern Barred-Woodcreeper in Arenal Volcano National Park?

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Barred-Woodcreeper sighting in Arenal Volcano National Park, based on 650 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

Q: When is the best time to see Northern Barred-Woodcreeper in Arenal Volcano National Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for Northern Barred-Woodcreeper in Arenal Volcano National Park in our monthly data.

Dendrocolaptes sanctithomae

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
FamilyFurnariidae (Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers)
GenusDendrocolaptes (Barred Woodcreepers and Allies)
SpeciesDendrocolaptes sanctithomae (Northern Barred-Woodcreeper)

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

at Arenal Volcano National Park

650 Verified sightings at Arenal Volcano National Park From 2019 to 2026

7,901 Verified sightings across all 40 parks From 2019 to 2026

February Best month highest sighting rate

☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Northern Barred-Woodcreeper

The northern barred woodcreeper (Dendrocolaptes sanctithomae) is a sub-oscine passerine bird in subfamily Dendrocolaptinae of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is found from southern Mexico through Central America to Colombia, Venezuela and Ecuador.

The northern barred woodcreeper was originally treated as a subspecies of the Amazonian barred woodcreeper (D. certhia). They were separated in the 1990s and remain a superspecies. Its further taxonomy, however, is unsettled. The International Ornithological Committee (IOC) and the Clements taxonomy assign it these four subspecies:

D. s. sheffleri Binford, 1965 D. s. sanctithomae (Lafresnaye, 1852) D. s. hesperius Bangs, 1907 D. s. punctipectus Phelps, WH & Gilliard, 1940 BirdLife International's Handbook of the Birds of the World (HBW) treats D. s. punctipectus as a separate species, the eastern barred woodcreeper, and calls D. sanctitihomae the western barred woodcreeper. Clements recognizes the western and eastern designations within the single species, and the South American Classification Committee of the American Ornithological Society notes a publication that proposes the separation. Subspecies D... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Arenal Volcano National Park

Glyphorynchus spirurus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Lepidocolaptes souleyetii

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Xiphorhynchus erythropygius

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Automolus ochrolaemus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Xiphorhynchus susurrans

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Hyloctistes subulatus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Premnoplex brunnescens

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Synallaxis brachyura

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Campylorhamphus pusillus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Sclerurus mexicanus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Cranioleuca erythrops

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Sittasomus griseicapillus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
2	Tikal National Park	🇬🇹 Guatemala	~20%
3	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
4	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
5	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
6	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
7	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~10%
8	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~10%
9	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
10	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~10%
11	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
12	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
13	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
14	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
15	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
16	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
17	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	~10%
18	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
19	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	~10%
20	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~10%
21	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
22	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
23	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
24	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
25	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
26	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	<5%
27	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
28	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	<5%
29	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
30	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
31	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
32	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
33	Celaque National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
34	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
35	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
36	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
37	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
38	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
39	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
40	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Northern Barred-Woodcreeper in Arenal Volcano National Park?

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Barred-Woodcreeper sighting in Arenal Volcano National Park, based on 650 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Northern Barred-Woodcreeper in Arenal Volcano National Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for Northern Barred-Woodcreeper in Arenal Volcano National Park in our monthly data.

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Northern Barred-Woodcreeper

About the Northern Barred-Woodcreeper

Recent sightings of Northern Barred-Woodcreeper in Arenal Volcano National Park

Closest Relatives at Arenal Volcano National Park

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Striped Woodhaunter

Spotted Barbtail

Slaty Spinetail

Brown-billed Scythebill

Tawny-throated Leaftosser

Red-faced Spinetail

Olivaceous Woodcreeper

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

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