Olivaceous Piculet
Picumnus olivaceus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
- FamilyPicidae (Woodpeckers)
- GenusPicumnus (Typical Piculets)
- SpeciesPicumnus olivaceus (Olivaceous Piculet)
Closest Relatives at Piedras Blancas National Park
Red-crowned Woodpecker
Melanerpes rubricapillus
Golden-naped Woodpecker
Melanerpes chrysauchen
Lineated Woodpecker
Dryocopus lineatus
Rufous-winged Woodpecker
Piculus simplex
Red-rumped Woodpecker
Veniliornis kirkii
Pale-billed Woodpecker
Campephilus guatemalensis
Black-mandibled Toucan
Ramphastos ambiguus
Fiery-billed Aracari
Pteroglossus frantzii
Rufous-tailed Jacamar
Galbula ruficauda
White-necked Puffbird
Notharchus hyperrhynchus
White-whiskered Puffbird
Malacoptila panamensis
📅 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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Olivaceous Piculet in Piedras Blancas National Park?
About 8% of visitor-days record a Olivaceous Piculet sighting in Piedras Blancas National Park, based on 150 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Olivaceous Piculet in Piedras Blancas National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Olivaceous Piculet in Piedras Blancas National Park in our monthly data.