Plain-brown Woodcreeper

Dendrocincla fuliginosa

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Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
FamilyFurnariidae (Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers)
GenusDendrocincla (Plain Woodcreepers)
SpeciesDendrocincla fuliginosa (Plain-brown Woodcreeper)

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

at Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve

2 Verified sightings at Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve From 2019 to 2026

9,428 Verified sightings across all 44 parks From 2019 to 2026

☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Plain-brown Woodcreeper

The plain-brown woodcreeper (Dendrocincla fuliginosa), is a sub-oscine passerine bird in subfamily Dendrocolaptinae of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is found in the tropical New World from Honduras through South America to central Brazil and in Trinidad and Tobago.

The plain-brown woodcreeper's taxonomy is unsettled. The International Ornithological Committee (IOC) and the Clements taxonomy assign it these 11 subspecies: D. f. ridgwayi Oberholser, 1904 D. f. lafresnayei Ridgway, 1888

D. f. meruloides (Lafresnaye, 1851) D. f. deltana Phelps, WH & Phelps, WH Jr, 1950 D. f. barinensis Phelps, WH & Phelps, WH Jr, 1949 D. f. phaeochroa Berlepsch & Hartert, EJO, 1902 D. f. neglecta Todd, 1948 D. f. atrirostris (d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1838)

D. f. fuliginosa (Vieillot, 1818) D. f. rufoolivacea Ridgway, 1888 D. f. trumaii Sick, 1950 BirdLife International's Handbook of the Birds of the World (HBW) includes subspecies taunayi in the plain-brown woodcreeper. The IOC and Clements assign it to the plain-winged woodcreeper (D. turdina), which itself was once considered to be part of the plain-brown woodcreeper.

In the past some authors have treated atrirostris... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve

Dendrocincla homochroa

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Sittasomus griseicapillus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Lepidocolaptes souleyetii

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Premnoplex brunnescens

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Xiphorhynchus erythropygius

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Cranioleuca erythrops

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Dendrocolaptes sanctithomae

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Syndactyla subalaris

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Sclerurus albigularis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Margarornis rubiginosus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Glyphorynchus spirurus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Thripadectes rufobrunneus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~30%
2	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~30%
3	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~30%
4	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	~20%
5	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	~20%
6	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~20%
7	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~20%
8	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	~10%
9	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	~10%
10	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~10%
11	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~10%
12	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	~10%
13	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	~10%
14	Itatiaia National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~10%
15	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
16	Brownsberg Nature Park	🇸🇷 Suriname	~10%
17	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
18	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	~10%
19	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~10%
20	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
21	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
22	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	~10%
23	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
24	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
25	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	<5%
26	Canaima National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	<5%
27	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	<5%
28	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
29	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
30	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
31	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
32	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
33	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
34	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
35	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
36	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
37	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
38	Noel Kempff Mercado National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	Insufficient data
39	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
40	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
41	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	Insufficient data
42	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
43	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	Insufficient data
44	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	Insufficient data

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Plain-brown Woodcreeper

About the Plain-brown Woodcreeper

Recent sightings of Plain-brown Woodcreeper in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve

Closest Relatives at Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve

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Global Distribution

Parks Where Found