Lafresnaye's Piculet
Picumnus lafresnayi
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
- FamilyPicidae (Woodpeckers)
- GenusPicumnus (Typical Piculets)
- SpeciesPicumnus lafresnayi (Lafresnaye's Piculet)
Closest Relatives at Cordillera Azul National Park
Yellow-tufted Woodpecker
Melanerpes cruentatus
Lineated Woodpecker
Dryocopus lineatus
Spot-breasted Woodpecker
Colaptes punctigula
Golden-olive Woodpecker
Colaptes rubiginosus
Crimson-crested Woodpecker
Campephilus melanoleucos
Little Woodpecker
Veniliornis passerinus
Red-necked Woodpecker
Campephilus rubricollis
Smoky-brown Woodpecker
Leuconotopicus fumigatus
White-throated Woodpecker
Piculus leucolaemus
Red-stained Woodpecker
Veniliornis affinis
Cream-colored Woodpecker
Celeus flavus
Chestnut Woodpecker
Celeus elegans
📅 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 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 2 | Cordillera Azul National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 3 | Anavilhanas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 5 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 6 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Lafresnaye's Piculet in Cordillera Azul National Park?
About 9% of visitor-days record a Lafresnaye's Piculet sighting in Cordillera Azul National Park, based on 120 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Lafresnaye's Piculet in Cordillera Azul National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Lafresnaye's Piculet in Cordillera Azul National Park in our monthly data.