Spot-breasted Woodpecker
Colaptes punctigula
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- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassAves (Birds)
- OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
- FamilyPicidae (Woodpeckers)
- GenusColaptes (Flickers and Allies)
- SpeciesColaptes punctigula (Spot-breasted Woodpecker)
About the Spot-breasted Woodpecker
The spot-breasted woodpecker or spot-breasted flicker (Colaptes punctigula) is a species of bird in subfamily Picinae of the woodpecker family Picidae. It is found in Panama and every mainland South American country except Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay.
The spot-breasted woodpecker was described by the French polymath Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon in 1780 in his Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux from a specimen collected in Cayenne, French Guiana. The bird was also illustrated in a hand-colored plate engraved by François-Nicolas Martinet in the Planches Enluminées D'Histoire Naturelle, which was produced under the supervision of Edme-Louis Daubenton to accompany Buffon's text. Neither the plate caption nor Buffon's description included a scientific name, but in 1783 the Dutch naturalist Pieter Boddaert coined the binomial name Picus punctigula in his catalogue of the Planches Enluminées. For many years, the spot-breasted woodpecker was placed in the genus Chrysoptilus, but it is now placed in the genus Colaptes that was introduced by the Irish zoologist Nicholas Aylward Vigors in 1825. The generic name is from the Ancient Greek kolaptēs... Wikipedia →
Recent sightings of Spot-breasted Woodpecker in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve
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Global Distribution
Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Darién National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 2 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 3 | Cordillera Azul National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 4 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 5 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 6 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 7 | Anavilhanas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 8 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 9 | Puracé National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 10 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 11 | Henri Pittier National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 12 | Chingaza National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 13 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 14 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 15 | Utría National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 16 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 17 | Parque Natural Metropolitano | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 18 | Tayrona National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 19 | Madidi National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 20 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Spot-breasted Woodpecker in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve?
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Spot-breasted Woodpecker sighting in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve, based on 550 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Spot-breasted Woodpecker in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve?
July has the highest sighting rate for Spot-breasted Woodpecker in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve in our monthly data.