Great Rufous Woodcreeper
Xiphocolaptes major
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyFurnariidae (Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers)
- GenusXiphocolaptes (Strong-billed Woodcreepers)
- SpeciesXiphocolaptes major (Great Rufous Woodcreeper)
Closest Relatives at El Impenetrable National Park
Narrow-billed Woodcreeper
Lepidocolaptes angustirostris
Rufous Hornero
Furnarius rufus
Sooty-fronted Spinetail
Synallaxis frontalis
Red-billed Scythebill
Campylorhamphus trochilirostris
Olivaceous Woodcreeper
Sittasomus griseicapillus
Rufous-fronted Thornbird
Phacellodomus rufifrons
Chaco Earthcreeper
Upucerthia certhioides
Lark-like Brushrunner
Coryphistera alaudina
Scimitar-billed Woodcreeper
Drymornis bridgesii
Yellow-chinned Spinetail
Certhiaxis cinnamomeus
Crested Hornero
Furnarius cristatus
Pale-breasted Spinetail
Synallaxis albescens
📅 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 | El Impenetrable National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Amboró National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 4 | Chapada dos Guimarães National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Great Rufous Woodcreeper in El Impenetrable National Park?
About 41% of visitor-days record a Great Rufous Woodcreeper sighting in El Impenetrable National Park, based on 96 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Great Rufous Woodcreeper in El Impenetrable National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Great Rufous Woodcreeper in El Impenetrable National Park in our monthly data.