Chestnut-colored Woodpecker
Celeus castaneus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
- FamilyPicidae (Woodpeckers)
- GenusCeleus (Neotropical Crested Woodpeckers)
- SpeciesCeleus castaneus (Chestnut-colored Woodpecker)
Closest Relatives at Bastimentos Island National Marine Park
Black-cheeked Woodpecker
Melanerpes pucherani
Lineated Woodpecker
Dryocopus lineatus
Pale-billed Woodpecker
Campephilus guatemalensis
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus varius
Crimson-crested Woodpecker
Campephilus melanoleucos
Keel-billed Toucan
Ramphastos sulfuratus
Black-mandibled Toucan
Ramphastos ambiguus
Collared Aracari
Pteroglossus torquatus
Pied Puffbird
Notharchus tectus
White-necked Puffbird
Notharchus hyperrhynchus
Rufous-tailed Jacamar
Galbula ruficauda
📅 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pico Bonito National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 2 | Tortuguero National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 4 | Biotopo Cerro Cahuí | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 5 | Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇧🇿 Belize | |
| 6 | Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Calakmul Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 8 | Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 9 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 10 | Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 11 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 12 | Bastimentos Island National Marine Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 13 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 14 | Cahuita National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 15 | Cusuco National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Chestnut-colored Woodpecker in Bastimentos Island National Marine Park?
About 0% of visitor-days record a Chestnut-colored Woodpecker sighting in Bastimentos Island National Marine Park, based on 5 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Chestnut-colored Woodpecker in Bastimentos Island National Marine Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Chestnut-colored Woodpecker in Bastimentos Island National Marine Park in our monthly data.