Scaled Piculet
Picumnus squamulatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
- FamilyPicidae (Woodpeckers)
- GenusPicumnus (Typical Piculets)
- SpeciesPicumnus squamulatus (Scaled Piculet)
Closest Relatives at Chingaza National Natural Park
Crimson-mantled Woodpecker
Colaptes rivolii
Golden-olive Woodpecker
Colaptes rubiginosus
Smoky-brown Woodpecker
Leuconotopicus fumigatus
Powerful Woodpecker
Campephilus pollens
Lineated Woodpecker
Dryocopus lineatus
Yellow-tufted Woodpecker
Melanerpes cruentatus
Spot-breasted Woodpecker
Colaptes punctigula
Little Woodpecker
Veniliornis passerinus
Crimson-crested Woodpecker
Campephilus melanoleucos
Red-crowned Woodpecker
Melanerpes rubricapillus
Acorn Woodpecker
Melanerpes formicivorus
Black-billed Mountain-Toucan
Andigena nigrirostris
📅 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 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 2 | Henri Pittier National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 3 | Chingaza National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 4 | Tayrona National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Scaled Piculet in Chingaza National Natural Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Scaled Piculet sighting in Chingaza National Natural Park, based on 30 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Scaled Piculet in Chingaza National Natural Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Scaled Piculet in Chingaza National Natural Park in our monthly data.