Olivaceous Woodcreeper

Q: What are the chances of seeing a Olivaceous Woodcreeper in Tikal National Park?

About 50% of wildlife watchers report a Olivaceous Woodcreeper sighting in Tikal National Park, based on 1,056 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

Q: When is the best time to see Olivaceous Woodcreeper in Tikal National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Olivaceous Woodcreeper in Tikal National Park in our monthly data.

Sittasomus griseicapillus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
FamilyFurnariidae (Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers)
GenusSittasomus
SpeciesSittasomus griseicapillus (Olivaceous Woodcreeper)

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

at Tikal National Park

1,056 Verified sightings at Tikal National Park From 2019 to 2026

15,555 Verified sightings across all 64 parks From 2019 to 2026

December Best month highest sighting rate

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

About the Olivaceous Woodcreeper

The olivaceous woodcreeper (Sittasomus griseicapillus) is a passerine bird in subfamily Dendrocolaptinae of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is found from central Mexico south through every Central American country, on the island of Tobago, and in every mainland South American country except Chile, French Guiana, and Suriname.

The olivaceous woodcreeper is the only member of genus Sittasomus. However, taxonomic systems vary in their treatment of the taxon, with some splitting it into two species. The International Ornithological Committee and the Clements taxonomy assign these 15 subspecies to the olivaceous woodcreeper; Clements distributes them among five groups.

"Grayish" group S. g. jaliscensis Nelson, 1900 S. g. gracileus Bangs & Peters, J.L., 1928 S. g. sylvioides Lafresnaye, 1850 S. g. perijanus Phelps, W.H. & Gilliard, 1940 S. g. tachirensis Phelps, W.H. & Phelps, W.H. Jr., 1956

S. g. griseus Jardine, 1847 "Pacific" S. g. aequatorialis Ridgway, 1891 "Amazonian" group S. g. amazonus Lafresnaye, 1850 S. g. axillaris Zimmer, J.T., 1934 S. g. viridis Carriker, 1935 S. g. transitivus Pinto & Camargo, 1948

S. g. griseicapillus (Vieillot, 1818)... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Tikal National Park

Xiphorhynchus flavigaster

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Dendrocincla anabatina

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Dendrocolaptes sanctithomae

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Dendrocincla homochroa

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Xiphocolaptes promeropirhynchus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Glyphorynchus spirurus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Sclerurus guatemalensis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Lepidocolaptes souleyetii

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Automolus ochrolaemus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Synallaxis erythrothorax

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Psilorhinus morio

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

Psarocolius montezuma

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

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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	Daily sighting probability
1	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~60%
2	Itatiaia National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~60%
3	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	~50%
4	Tikal National Park	🇬🇹 Guatemala	~50%
5	El Impenetrable National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	~30%
6	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	~30%
7	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	~30%
8	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~30%
9	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~30%
10	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~30%
11	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~30%
12	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
13	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	~20%
14	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	~20%
15	El Triunfo	🇲🇽 Mexico	~20%
16	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~20%
17	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	~20%
18	Canaima National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	~20%
19	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	~20%
20	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~20%
21	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~20%
22	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~10%
23	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
24	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~10%
25	Chapada dos Guimarães National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~10%
26	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	~10%
27	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
28	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	~10%
29	Chapada Diamantina National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~10%
30	Emas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~10%
31	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
32	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~10%
33	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	~10%
34	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	~10%
35	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	~10%
36	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	~10%
37	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
38	Celaque National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~10%
39	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	<5%
40	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
41	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
42	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
43	Serra da Canastra National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
44	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
45	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	<5%
46	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
47	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	<5%
48	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
49	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
50	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
51	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	<5%
52	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
53	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
54	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
55	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
56	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
57	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
58	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
59	Poás Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
60	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
61	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
62	Iberá National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	Insufficient data
63	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
64	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Olivaceous Woodcreeper in Tikal National Park?

About 50% of wildlife watchers report a Olivaceous Woodcreeper sighting in Tikal National Park, based on 1,056 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Olivaceous Woodcreeper in Tikal National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Olivaceous Woodcreeper in Tikal National Park in our monthly data.

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Olivaceous Woodcreeper

About the Olivaceous Woodcreeper

Closest Relatives at Tikal National Park

Ivory-billed Woodcreeper

Tawny-winged Woodcreeper

Northern Barred-Woodcreeper

Ruddy Woodcreeper

Strong-billed Woodcreeper

Wedge-billed Woodcreeper

Scaly-throated Leaftosser

Streak-headed Woodcreeper

Ochre-throated Foliage-gleaner

Rufous-breasted Spinetail

Brown Jay

Montezuma Oropendola

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

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