Waved Woodpecker
Celeus undatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
- FamilyPicidae (Woodpeckers)
- GenusCeleus (Neotropical Crested Woodpeckers)
- SpeciesCeleus undatus (Waved Woodpecker)
Closest Relatives at Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve
Cream-colored Woodpecker
Celeus flavus
Chestnut Woodpecker
Celeus elegans
Ringed Woodpecker
Celeus torquatus
Rufous-headed Woodpecker
Celeus spectabilis
Crimson-crested Woodpecker
Campephilus melanoleucos
Yellow-tufted Woodpecker
Melanerpes cruentatus
Lineated Woodpecker
Dryocopus lineatus
Spot-breasted Woodpecker
Colaptes punctigula
Little Woodpecker
Veniliornis passerinus
Lafresnaye's Piculet
Picumnus lafresnayi
Red-stained Woodpecker
Veniliornis affinis
Yellow-throated Woodpecker
Piculus flavigula
📅 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 | Brownsberg Nature Park | 🇸🇷 Suriname | |
| 2 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 3 | Anavilhanas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 5 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 6 | Canaima National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 7 | Madidi National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 8 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 9 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 10 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 11 | Cordillera Azul National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Waved Woodpecker in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve?
About 9% of visitor-days record a Waved Woodpecker sighting in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve, based on 349 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Waved Woodpecker in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve?
October has the highest sighting rate for Waved Woodpecker in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve in our monthly data.