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 Tambopata National Reserve, based on 116 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Tambopata National Reserve
Amazonian Barred-Woodcreeper
Dendrocolaptes certhia
Buff-throated Woodcreeper
Xiphorhynchus guttatus
Wedge-billed Woodcreeper
Glyphorynchus spirurus
Cinnamon-throated Woodcreeper
Dendrexetastes rufigula
Elegant Woodcreeper
Xiphorhynchus elegans
Olivaceous Woodcreeper
Sittasomus griseicapillus
Plain-crowned Spinetail
Synallaxis gujanensis
Pale-legged Hornero
Furnarius leucopus
Olive-backed Foliage-gleaner
Automolus infuscatus
Straight-billed Woodcreeper
Xiphorhynchus picus
Inambari Woodcreeper
Lepidocolaptes fatimalimae
White-chinned Woodcreeper
Dendrocincla merula
📅 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 Tambopata National Reserve?
About 3% of wildlife watchers report a Black-banded Woodcreeper sighting in Tambopata National Reserve, based on 116 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Black-banded Woodcreeper in Tambopata National Reserve?
August has the highest sighting rate for Black-banded Woodcreeper in Tambopata National Reserve in our monthly data.