Black-necked Woodpecker
Colaptes atricollis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
- FamilyPicidae (Woodpeckers)
- GenusColaptes (Flickers and Allies)
- SpeciesColaptes atricollis (Black-necked Woodpecker)
Closest Relatives at Huascarán National Park
📅 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 | Huascarán National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 2 | Paracas National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Black-necked Woodpecker in Huascarán National Park?
About 6% of visitor-days record a Black-necked Woodpecker sighting in Huascarán National Park, based on 28 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Black-necked Woodpecker in Huascarán National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Black-necked Woodpecker in Huascarán National Park in our monthly data.