Checkered Woodpecker
Veniliornis mixtus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
- FamilyPicidae (Woodpeckers)
- GenusVeniliornis
- SpeciesVeniliornis mixtus (Checkered Woodpecker)
Closest Relatives at Chapada dos Guimarães National Park
Little Woodpecker
Veniliornis passerinus
Red-stained Woodpecker
Veniliornis affinis
Yellow-tufted Woodpecker
Melanerpes cruentatus
White-wedged Piculet
Picumnus albosquamatus
Lineated Woodpecker
Dryocopus lineatus
Pale-crested Woodpecker
Celeus lugubris
Green-barred Woodpecker
Colaptes melanochloros
White Woodpecker
Melanerpes candidus
Campo Flicker
Colaptes campestris
Crimson-crested Woodpecker
Campephilus melanoleucos
Red-necked Woodpecker
Campephilus rubricollis
Cream-colored Woodpecker
Celeus flavus
📅 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 | El Impenetrable National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | Iberá National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 3 | El Palmar National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 4 | Serra da Canastra National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Chapada dos Guimarães National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Checkered Woodpecker in Chapada dos Guimarães National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Checkered Woodpecker sighting in Chapada dos Guimarães National Park, based on 8 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Checkered Woodpecker in Chapada dos Guimarães National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Checkered Woodpecker in Chapada dos Guimarães National Park in our monthly data.