Ruddy Woodcreeper

Dendrocincla homochroa

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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 homochroa (Ruddy Woodcreeper)

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

at Tortuguero National Park

1 Verified sightings at Tortuguero National Park From 2019 to 2026

2,743 Verified sightings across all 34 parks From 2019 to 2026

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

About the Ruddy Woodcreeper

The ruddy woodcreeper (Dendrocincla homochroa) is a passerine bird in subfamily Dendrocolaptinae of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is found from southern Mexico to northern Colombia and extreme northern Venezuela. The ruddy woodcreeper has these four subspecies:

D. h. homochroa (Sclater, PL, 1860) D. h. acedesta Oberholser, 1904 D. h. ruficeps Sclater, PL & Salvin, 1868 D. h. meridionalis Phelps, WH & Phelps, WH Jr, 1953 Subspecies D. h. acedesta has sometimes been merged into the nominate D. h. homochroa.

The ruddy woodcreeper is 17.5 to 20.5 cm (6.9 to 8.1 in) long. Males weigh 34 to 45 g (1.2 to 1.6 oz) and females 27 to 39 g (0.95 to 1.4 oz). The species is a medium-sized member of its genus, with a straight bill, a short tail, and a large head with a ruffled nape. The sexes have the same plumage. The nominate subspecies has dark rufous to chestnut-brown upperparts with a brighter reddish crown. Its wings, uppertail coverts, and tail are rufous chestnut. The tips of its primaries are dusky. It has grayish lores and eyering and a cinnamon-buff to tawny-ochraceous throat. Its underparts are rufous brown with a paler belly and... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Tortuguero National Park

Dendrocincla fuliginosa

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Lepidocolaptes souleyetii

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Dendrocolaptes sanctithomae

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Xiphorhynchus susurrans

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Premnoplex brunnescens

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Glyphorynchus spirurus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Synallaxis brachyura

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Xiphorhynchus lachrymosus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Sclerurus guatemalensis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Psarocolius montezuma

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Pitangus sulphuratus

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Quiscalus mexicanus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

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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	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~20%
2	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
3	Tikal National Park	🇬🇹 Guatemala	~20%
4	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~10%
5	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	~10%
6	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
7	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
8	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
9	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~10%
10	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	<5%
11	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	<5%
12	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
13	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
14	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
15	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	<5%
16	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
17	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
18	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
19	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
20	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
21	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
22	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
23	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
24	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
25	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
26	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
27	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
28	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
29	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
30	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
31	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
32	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
33	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
34	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data

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Ruddy Woodcreeper

About the Ruddy Woodcreeper

Recent sightings of Ruddy Woodcreeper in Tortuguero National Park

Closest Relatives at Tortuguero National Park

Plain-brown Woodcreeper

Streak-headed Woodcreeper

Northern Barred-Woodcreeper

Cocoa Woodcreeper

Spotted Barbtail

Wedge-billed Woodcreeper

Slaty Spinetail

Black-striped Woodcreeper

Scaly-throated Leaftosser

Montezuma Oropendola

Great Kiskadee

Great-tailed Grackle

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found