Crimson-crested Woodpecker
Campephilus melanoleucos
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
- FamilyPicidae (Woodpeckers)
- GenusCampephilus (Large American Woodpeckers)
- SpeciesCampephilus melanoleucos (Crimson-crested Woodpecker)
Closest Relatives at Puracé National Natural Park
Powerful Woodpecker
Campephilus pollens
Red-crowned Woodpecker
Melanerpes rubricapillus
Crimson-mantled Woodpecker
Colaptes rivolii
Lineated Woodpecker
Dryocopus lineatus
Smoky-brown Woodpecker
Leuconotopicus fumigatus
Olivaceous Piculet
Picumnus olivaceus
Acorn Woodpecker
Melanerpes formicivorus
Spot-breasted Woodpecker
Colaptes punctigula
Golden-olive Woodpecker
Colaptes rubiginosus
Red-rumped Woodpecker
Veniliornis kirkii
Yellow-vented Woodpecker
Veniliornis dignus
Gray-breasted Mountain-Toucan
Andigena hypoglauca
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Crimson-crested Woodpecker at Puracé National Natural Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ 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