The chestnut-rumped woodcreeper (Xiphorhynchus pardalotus) is a species of bird in the subfamily Dendrocolaptinae of the ovenbird family Furnariidae.

[2] The chestnut-rumped woodcreeper is a medium-sized member of its genus, with a longish, slim, slightly decurved bill.

Their back and wing coverts are reddish brown to olive-brown with some pale, blackish edged, streaks.

[3][4] The nominate subspecies of the chestnut-rumped woodcreeper is found in the Guianas and northern Brazil north of the Amazon River between the Rio Negro and the Atlantic Ocean in Amapá state.

Subspecies X. p. caurensis is found further west, in the tepui region where Venezuela, Guyana, and Brazil meet.

There is speculation that its range extends further west into extreme eastern Colombia but no documentation supports the idea.

Single birds or pairs are often a core species in mixed-species foraging flocks; it favors those led by Thamnomanes antshrikes.

"As [with] most flocking and ant-following species, [it is] generally considered highly sensitive to loss and fragmentation of forest.