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title: "Spotted Woodcreeper"
description: "Xiphorhynchus erythropygius — Birds. The spotted woodcreeper (Xiphorhynchus erythropygius) is a species of bird in the subfamily Dendrocolaptinae of the ovenbird family Furnariidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/spotted-woodcreeper
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Spotted Woodcreeper

> Xiphorhynchus erythropygius — Birds. The spotted woodcreeper (Xiphorhynchus erythropygius) is a species of bird in the subfamily Dendrocolaptinae of the ovenbird family Furnariidae.

- Scientific name: *Xiphorhynchus erythropygius*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest), `jungle` (Jungle)
- iNaturalist observations: 752
- Wikidata: [Q909211](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q909211)
- iNaturalist taxon: [11026](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/11026)

## Names

- en: Spotted Woodcreeper
- de: Sternfleckenbaumsteiger
- es: Trepatroncos Moteado
- fr: Grimpar tacheté
- nl: Gevlekte muisspecht
- pl: Mieczonos ciemnogłowy

## Countries with the most observations

CR (171), EC (147), PA (96), MX (27), HN (19), CO (16), GT (11), NI (4)

## Summary

The spotted woodcreeper (Xiphorhynchus erythropygius) is a species of bird in the subfamily Dendrocolaptinae of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is found in Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spotted_woodcreeper

## Photo

![Spotted Woodcreeper](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/spotted-woodcreeper/medium.jpg)

Photo: Joshua Smith · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/253854238

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/spotted-woodcreeper?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).