Spotted Woodcreeper
Xiphorhynchus erythropygius
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyFurnariidae (Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers)
- GenusXiphorhynchus (Xiphorhynchus Woodcreepers)
- SpeciesXiphorhynchus erythropygius (Spotted Woodcreeper)
Closest Relatives at Braulio Carrillo National Park
Cocoa Woodcreeper
Xiphorhynchus susurrans
Black-striped Woodcreeper
Xiphorhynchus lachrymosus
Wedge-billed Woodcreeper
Glyphorynchus spirurus
Streak-headed Woodcreeper
Lepidocolaptes souleyetii
Northern Barred-Woodcreeper
Dendrocolaptes sanctithomae
Plain-brown Woodcreeper
Dendrocincla fuliginosa
Ochre-throated Foliage-gleaner
Automolus ochrolaemus
Spot-crowned Woodcreeper
Lepidocolaptes affinis
Ruddy Treerunner
Margarornis rubiginosus
Red-faced Spinetail
Cranioleuca erythrops
Spotted Barbtail
Premnoplex brunnescens
Striped Woodhaunter
Hyloctistes subulatus
📅 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 Braulio Carrillo National Park?
About 5% of visitor-days record a Spotted Woodcreeper sighting in Braulio Carrillo National Park, based on 289 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Spotted Woodcreeper in Braulio Carrillo National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Spotted Woodcreeper in Braulio Carrillo National Park in our monthly data.