Plain-brown Woodcreeper
Dendrocincla fuliginosa
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyFurnariidae (Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers)
- GenusDendrocincla (Plain Woodcreepers)
- SpeciesDendrocincla fuliginosa (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. Wikipedia →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Plain-brown Woodcreeper sighting in Iguaçu National Park, based on 610 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Iguaçu National Park
Rufous Hornero
Furnarius rufus
White-eyed Foliage-gleaner
Automolus leucophthalmus
Olivaceous Woodcreeper
Sittasomus griseicapillus
Ochre-breasted Foliage-gleaner
Philydor lichtensteini
Lesser Woodcreeper
Xiphorhynchus fuscus
Black-capped Foliage-gleaner
Philydor atricapillus
Atlantic Plain-Xenops
Xenops minutus
Planalto Woodcreeper
Dendrocolaptes platyrostris
Buff-fronted Foliage-gleaner
Philydor rufum
Rufous-capped Spinetail
Synallaxis ruficapilla
Sooty-fronted Spinetail
Synallaxis frontalis
Yellow-chinned Spinetail
Certhiaxis cinnamomeus
📅 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 Plain-brown Woodcreeper in Iguaçu National Park?
About 19% of wildlife watchers report a Plain-brown Woodcreeper sighting in Iguaçu National Park, based on 610 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Plain-brown Woodcreeper in Iguaçu National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Plain-brown Woodcreeper in Iguaçu National Park in our monthly data.