Olivaceous Woodcreeper
Sittasomus griseicapillus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyFurnariidae (Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers)
- GenusSittasomus
- SpeciesSittasomus griseicapillus (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. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Iberá National Park
Rufous Hornero
Furnarius rufus
Greater Thornbird
Phacellodomus ruber
Yellow-chinned Spinetail
Certhiaxis cinnamomeus
Chotoy Spinetail
Schoeniophylax phryganophilus
Narrow-billed Woodcreeper
Lepidocolaptes angustirostris
Sooty-fronted Spinetail
Synallaxis frontalis
Firewood-gatherer
Anumbius annumbi
Scimitar-billed Woodcreeper
Drymornis bridgesii
Lark-like Brushrunner
Coryphistera alaudina
Wren-like Rushbird
Phleocryptes melanops
Stripe-crowned Spinetail
Cranioleuca pyrrhophia
Red-billed Scythebill
Campylorhamphus trochilirostris
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Olivaceous Woodcreeper at Iberá National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ 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