Black-banded Woodcreeper
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Black-banded Woodcreeper

Dendrocolaptes picumnus

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve
15 Verified sightings at Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve From 2019 to 2026
1,243 Verified sightings across all 24 parks From 2019 to 2026
June Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Black-banded Woodcreeper

The black-banded woodcreeper (Dendrocolaptes picumnus) is a sub-oscine passerine bird in subfamily Dendrocolaptinae of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is found discontinuously from Chiapas, Mexico, to Panama and in every mainland South American country except Chile and Uruguay.

The black-banded woodcreeper's taxonomy is unsettled. The International Ornithological Committee (IOC) and the Clements taxonomy recognize these 10 subspecies. Clements arranges them in three groups. "Spot-throated" group

D. p. puncticollis Sclater, PL & Salvin, 1868 D. p. seilerni Hartert, EJO & Goodson, 1917 D. p. olivaceus Zimmer, JT, 1934 "Black-banded" group D. p. costaricensis Ridgway, 1909 D. p. multistrigatus Eyton, 1851 D. p. validus Tschudi, 1844

D. p. picumnus Lichtenstein, MHC, 1820 D. p. transfasciatus Todd, 1925 "Pale-billed" group D. p. pallescens Pelzeln, 1868 D. p. casaresi Steullet & Deautier, 1950 BirdLife International's Handbook of the Birds of the World (HBW) does not recognize D. p. casaresi, apparently including it within D. p. pallescens.

Subspecies D. p. transfasciatus and D. p. pallescens were each treated as separate species by some early 20th... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve

Northern Barred-Woodcreeper
LC

Northern Barred-Woodcreeper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dendrocolaptes sanctithomae

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Olivaceous Woodcreeper
LC

Olivaceous Woodcreeper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sittasomus griseicapillus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
Streak-headed Woodcreeper
LC

Streak-headed Woodcreeper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lepidocolaptes souleyetii

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
Spotted Barbtail
LC

Spotted Barbtail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Premnoplex brunnescens

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Spotted Woodcreeper
LC

Spotted Woodcreeper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Xiphorhynchus erythropygius

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Red-faced Spinetail
LC

Red-faced Spinetail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cranioleuca erythrops

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Ruddy Woodcreeper
LC

Ruddy Woodcreeper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dendrocincla homochroa

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Lineated Foliage-gleaner
LC

Lineated Foliage-gleaner

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Syndactyla subalaris

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Gray-throated Leaftosser
LC

Gray-throated Leaftosser

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sclerurus albigularis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Ruddy Treerunner
LC

Ruddy Treerunner

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Margarornis rubiginosus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Plain-brown Woodcreeper
LC

Plain-brown Woodcreeper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dendrocincla fuliginosa

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Wedge-billed Woodcreeper
LC

Wedge-billed Woodcreeper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Glyphorynchus spirurus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Brownsberg Nature Park 🇸🇷 Suriname
~20%
2 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
~10%
3 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
~10%
4 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
~10%
5 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
6 Canaima National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
<5%
7 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
8 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
9 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
<5%
10 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
11 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
12 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
13 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
14 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
15 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
16 Celaque National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
17 La Tigra National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
18 Amboró National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
Insufficient data
19 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
Insufficient data
20 Cusuco National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
21 Chingaza National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
22 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
23 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
24 Los Quetzales National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Black-banded Woodcreeper in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve?

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Black-banded Woodcreeper sighting in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, based on 15 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Black-banded Woodcreeper in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve?

June has the highest sighting rate for Black-banded Woodcreeper in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve in our monthly data.

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