Pale-crested Woodpecker
Celeus lugubris
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
- FamilyPicidae (Woodpeckers)
- GenusCeleus (Neotropical Crested Woodpeckers)
- SpeciesCeleus lugubris (Pale-crested Woodpecker)
Closest Relatives at El Impenetrable National Park
White-fronted Woodpecker
Melanerpes cactorum
Cream-backed Woodpecker
Campephilus leucopogon
Green-barred Woodpecker
Colaptes melanochloros
Checkered Woodpecker
Veniliornis mixtus
Golden-green Woodpecker
Piculus chrysochloros
White-barred Piculet
Picumnus cirratus
White Woodpecker
Melanerpes candidus
Campo Flicker
Colaptes campestris
Black-bodied Woodpecker
Dryocopus schulzii
Spot-backed Puffbird
Nystalus maculatus
📅 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 | Chapada dos Guimarães National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Pale-crested Woodpecker in El Impenetrable National Park?
About 14% of visitor-days record a Pale-crested Woodpecker sighting in El Impenetrable National Park, based on 32 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Pale-crested Woodpecker in El Impenetrable National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Pale-crested Woodpecker in El Impenetrable National Park in our monthly data.