Tawny-winged Woodcreeper
Dendrocincla anabatina
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassAves (Birds)
- OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
- FamilyFurnariidae (Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers)
- GenusDendrocincla (Plain Woodcreepers)
- SpeciesDendrocincla anabatina (Tawny-winged Woodcreeper)
About the Tawny-winged Woodcreeper
The tawny-winged woodcreeper (Dendrocincla anabatina) is a passerine bird in subfamily Dendrocolaptinae of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is found in Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama.
The tawny-winged woodcreeper has three subspecies, the nominate D. a. anabatina (Sclater, PL, 1859), D. a. typhla (Oberholser, 1904), and D. a. saturata (Carriker, 1910). Some authors have merged saturata with the nominate but this treatment has not been widely accepted.
The tawny-winged woodcreeper is 17 to 19 cm (6.7 to 7.5 in) long. Males of the nominate subspecies weigh 34 to 42 g (1.2 to 1.5 oz) and females 29 to 39 g (1.0 to 1.4 oz). The species is a medium-sized member of its genus, with a straight bill, a short tail, and a ruffled nape. The sexes have the same plumage. Adults of the nominate subspecies have a brown head with buffy supercilium and bare gray skin around the eye. Their crown, nape, and back are dark olive-brown and their uppertail coverts and tail are cinnamon-rufous to rufous-chestnut. Their wing coverts are dark olive-brown and their flight feathers tawny with dusky tips. Their throat is... Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Tikal National Park
Ruddy Woodcreeper
Dendrocincla homochroa
Olivaceous Woodcreeper
Sittasomus griseicapillus
Ivory-billed Woodcreeper
Xiphorhynchus flavigaster
Northern Barred-Woodcreeper
Dendrocolaptes sanctithomae
Strong-billed Woodcreeper
Xiphocolaptes promeropirhynchus
Wedge-billed Woodcreeper
Glyphorynchus spirurus
Scaly-throated Leaftosser
Sclerurus guatemalensis
Streak-headed Woodcreeper
Lepidocolaptes souleyetii
Ochre-throated Foliage-gleaner
Automolus ochrolaemus
Rufous-breasted Spinetail
Synallaxis erythrothorax
Brown Jay
Psilorhinus morio
Montezuma Oropendola
Psarocolius montezuma
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 | Tikal National Park | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 2 | Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇧🇿 Belize | |
| 3 | Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 4 | Corcovado National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Carara National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Calakmul Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 7 | Biotopo Cerro Cahuí | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 8 | Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 9 | Piedras Blancas National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 10 | Marino Ballena National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 11 | Pico Bonito National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 12 | Manuel Antonio National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 13 | Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 14 | Chirripó National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 15 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 16 | Los Quetzales National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Tawny-winged Woodcreeper in Tikal National Park?
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Tawny-winged Woodcreeper sighting in Tikal National Park, based on 367 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Tawny-winged Woodcreeper in Tikal National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Tawny-winged Woodcreeper in Tikal National Park in our monthly data.