Chestnut Woodpecker
Celeus elegans
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
- FamilyPicidae (Woodpeckers)
- GenusCeleus (Neotropical Crested Woodpeckers)
- SpeciesCeleus elegans (Chestnut Woodpecker)
Closest Relatives at Manu National Park
Cream-colored Woodpecker
Celeus flavus
Rufous-headed Woodpecker
Celeus spectabilis
Waved Woodpecker
Celeus undatus
Yellow-tufted Woodpecker
Melanerpes cruentatus
Crimson-crested Woodpecker
Campephilus melanoleucos
Lineated Woodpecker
Dryocopus lineatus
Little Woodpecker
Veniliornis passerinus
Fine-barred Piculet
Picumnus subtilis
Golden-olive Woodpecker
Colaptes rubiginosus
Spot-breasted Woodpecker
Colaptes punctigula
Red-necked Woodpecker
Campephilus rubricollis
Rufous-breasted Piculet
Picumnus rufiventris
📅 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 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 4 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 5 | Anavilhanas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 7 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 8 | Canaima National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 9 | Madidi National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 10 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 11 | Cordillera Azul National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Chestnut Woodpecker in Manu National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Chestnut Woodpecker sighting in Manu National Park, based on 37 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Chestnut Woodpecker in Manu National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Chestnut Woodpecker in Manu National Park in our monthly data.