Cinnamon Woodpecker

Cinnamon Woodpecker

Celeus loricatus

Silhouette: Pepe Reigada · PhyloPic

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Braulio Carrillo National Park
1,052 Verified sightings at Braulio Carrillo National Park From 2019 to 2026
8,594 Verified sightings across all 14 parks From 2019 to 2026
September Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Cinnamon Woodpecker

The cinnamon woodpecker (Celeus loricatus) is a species of bird in subfamily Picinae of the woodpecker family Picidae. It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Nicaragua, and Panama. The cinnamon woodpecker has these four subspecies:

C. l. diversus Ridgway, 1914 C. l. mentalis Cassin, 1860 C. l. innotatus Todd, 1917 C. l. loricatus (Reichenbach, 1854) The cinnamon woodpecker is about 19 to 23 cm (7.5 to 9.1 in) long and weighs 74 to 83 g (2.6 to 2.9 oz). Males and females have the same plumage except on their faces. Both sexes' heads are rufous with a bushy crest and black streaks on the crown. Males have a red chin, throat, and malar with black streaks, and females are the same rufous there as on the rest of their head. Both sexes of adults of the nominate subspecies C. l. loricatus have dark rufous upperparts with narrow black bars. Their flight feathers are blackish with wide rufous bars. The top side of their tail is black with wide buff to whitish bars. Their upper breast is light rufous with black edges and tips to the feathers; the rest of their underparts are paler buff with bold black arrowhead-shaped marks. Their medium... Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~40%
2 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~30%
3 San Lorenzo Protected Forest 🇵🇦 Panama
~20%
4 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
5 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
6 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
7 Utría National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
~10%
8 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
9 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
10 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
11 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
12 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
13 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
14 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Cinnamon Woodpecker in Braulio Carrillo National Park?

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Cinnamon Woodpecker sighting in Braulio Carrillo National Park, based on 1,052 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Cinnamon Woodpecker in Braulio Carrillo National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Cinnamon Woodpecker in Braulio Carrillo National Park in our monthly data.

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