Little Woodpecker
Veniliornis passerinus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
- FamilyPicidae (Woodpeckers)
- GenusVeniliornis
- SpeciesVeniliornis passerinus (Little Woodpecker)
Closest Relatives at Serra da Canastra National Park
Checkered Woodpecker
Veniliornis mixtus
White-spotted Woodpecker
Veniliornis spilogaster
Campo Flicker
Colaptes campestris
White-barred Piculet
Picumnus cirratus
Green-barred Woodpecker
Colaptes melanochloros
White Woodpecker
Melanerpes candidus
Blond-crested Woodpecker
Celeus flavescens
Lineated Woodpecker
Dryocopus lineatus
Crimson-crested Woodpecker
Campephilus melanoleucos
White-wedged Piculet
Picumnus albosquamatus
Golden-green Woodpecker
Piculus chrysochloros
Toco Toucan
Ramphastos toco
📅 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 | Chapada dos Guimarães National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Iberá National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 4 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 5 | Serra da Canastra National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 7 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 8 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 9 | Cordillera Azul National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 10 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 11 | Emas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 12 | Chapada Diamantina National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 13 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 14 | Madidi National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 15 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 16 | Amboró National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 17 | Chingaza National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 18 | Noel Kempff Mercado National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 19 | Anavilhanas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Little Woodpecker in Serra da Canastra National Park?
About 11% of visitor-days record a Little Woodpecker sighting in Serra da Canastra National Park, based on 56 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Little Woodpecker in Serra da Canastra National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Little Woodpecker in Serra da Canastra National Park in our monthly data.