Black-banded Woodcreeper
Dendrocolaptes picumnus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyFurnariidae (Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers)
- GenusDendrocolaptes (Barred Woodcreepers and Allies)
- SpeciesDendrocolaptes picumnus (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. Wikipedia →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Black-banded Woodcreeper sighting in Cordillera Azul National Park, based on 24 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Cordillera Azul National Park
Amazonian Barred-Woodcreeper
Dendrocolaptes certhia
Streaked Xenops
Xenops rutilans
Rufous-fronted Thornbird
Phacellodomus rufifrons
Straight-billed Woodcreeper
Xiphorhynchus picus
Dark-breasted Spinetail
Synallaxis albigularis
Ocellated Woodcreeper
Xiphorhynchus ocellatus
Pale-legged Hornero
Furnarius leucopus
Ash-browed Spinetail
Cranioleuca curtata
Plain-crowned Spinetail
Synallaxis gujanensis
Strong-billed Woodcreeper
Xiphocolaptes promeropirhynchus
Gray-throated Leaftosser
Sclerurus albigularis
Olivaceous Woodcreeper
Sittasomus griseicapillus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Black-banded Woodcreeper in Cordillera Azul National Park?
About 2% of wildlife watchers report a Black-banded Woodcreeper sighting in Cordillera Azul National Park, based on 24 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Black-banded Woodcreeper in Cordillera Azul National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Black-banded Woodcreeper in Cordillera Azul National Park in our monthly data.