Elegant Woodcreeper
Xiphorhynchus elegans
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyFurnariidae (Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers)
- GenusXiphorhynchus (Xiphorhynchus Woodcreepers)
- SpeciesXiphorhynchus elegans (Elegant Woodcreeper)
Closest Relatives at Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve
Buff-throated Woodcreeper
Xiphorhynchus guttatus
Striped Woodcreeper
Xiphorhynchus obsoletus
Straight-billed Woodcreeper
Xiphorhynchus picus
Ocellated Woodcreeper
Xiphorhynchus ocellatus
Long-billed Woodcreeper
Nasica longirostris
Cinnamon-throated Woodcreeper
Dendrexetastes rufigula
Plain-brown Woodcreeper
Dendrocincla fuliginosa
Wedge-billed Woodcreeper
Glyphorynchus spirurus
Amazonian Barred-Woodcreeper
Dendrocolaptes certhia
Black-banded Woodcreeper
Dendrocolaptes picumnus
White-bellied Spinetail
Synallaxis propinqua
Streaked Xenops
Xenops rutilans
📅 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 2 | Madidi National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 3 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 4 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 5 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 6 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 7 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 8 | Cordillera Azul National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Elegant Woodcreeper in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve?
About 6% of visitor-days record a Elegant Woodcreeper sighting in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve, based on 233 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Elegant Woodcreeper in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve?
August has the highest sighting rate for Elegant Woodcreeper in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve in our monthly data.