Spot-breasted Woodpecker
Colaptes punctigula
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
- FamilyPicidae (Woodpeckers)
- GenusColaptes (Flickers and Allies)
- SpeciesColaptes punctigula (Spot-breasted Woodpecker)
Closest Relatives at Tambopata National Reserve
Yellow-tufted Woodpecker
Melanerpes cruentatus
Crimson-crested Woodpecker
Campephilus melanoleucos
Red-necked Woodpecker
Campephilus rubricollis
Lineated Woodpecker
Dryocopus lineatus
Red-stained Woodpecker
Veniliornis affinis
Cream-colored Woodpecker
Celeus flavus
Little Woodpecker
Veniliornis passerinus
Ringed Woodpecker
Celeus torquatus
Chestnut Woodpecker
Celeus elegans
Golden-green Woodpecker
Piculus chrysochloros
Waved Woodpecker
Celeus undatus
White-throated Woodpecker
Piculus leucolaemus
📅 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 | Darién National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 2 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 3 | Cordillera Azul National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 4 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 5 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 6 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 7 | Anavilhanas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 8 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 9 | Puracé National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 10 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 11 | Henri Pittier National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 12 | Chingaza National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 13 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 14 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 15 | Utría National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 16 | Parque Natural Metropolitano | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 17 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 18 | Tayrona National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 19 | Madidi National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 20 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Spot-breasted Woodpecker in Tambopata National Reserve?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Spot-breasted Woodpecker sighting in Tambopata National Reserve, based on 96 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Spot-breasted Woodpecker in Tambopata National Reserve?
December has the highest sighting rate for Spot-breasted Woodpecker in Tambopata National Reserve in our monthly data.