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 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas
Pale-legged Hornero
Furnarius leucopus
Yellow-chinned Spinetail
Certhiaxis cinnamomeus
Rufous Hornero
Furnarius rufus
White-lored Spinetail
Synallaxis albilora
Greater Thornbird
Phacellodomus ruber
Rufous Cacholote
Pseudoseisura unirufa
Rusty-backed Spinetail
Cranioleuca vulpina
Straight-billed Woodcreeper
Xiphorhynchus picus
Buff-throated Woodcreeper
Xiphorhynchus guttatus
Red-billed Scythebill
Campylorhamphus trochilirostris
Sooty-fronted Spinetail
Synallaxis frontalis
Cinereous-breasted Spinetail
Synallaxis hypospodia
📅 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 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Great Rufous Woodcreeper sighting in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas, based on 15 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Great Rufous Woodcreeper in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas?
August has the highest sighting rate for Great Rufous Woodcreeper in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas in our monthly data.