Red-crowned Woodpecker
Melanerpes rubricapillus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
- FamilyPicidae (Woodpeckers)
- GenusMelanerpes (Melanerpes Woodpeckers)
- SpeciesMelanerpes rubricapillus (Red-crowned Woodpecker)
Closest Relatives at Tayrona National Natural Park
Crimson-crested Woodpecker
Campephilus melanoleucos
Lineated Woodpecker
Dryocopus lineatus
Spot-breasted Woodpecker
Colaptes punctigula
Golden-olive Woodpecker
Colaptes rubiginosus
Scaled Piculet
Picumnus squamulatus
Red-rumped Woodpecker
Veniliornis kirkii
Rufous-tailed Jacamar
Galbula ruficauda
White-necked Puffbird
Notharchus hyperrhynchus
Keel-billed Toucan
Ramphastos sulfuratus
Collared Aracari
Pteroglossus torquatus
Russet-throated Puffbird
Hypnelus ruficollis
Pied Puffbird
Notharchus tectus
📅 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 Red-crowned Woodpecker in Tayrona National Natural Park?
About 45% of visitor-days record a Red-crowned Woodpecker sighting in Tayrona National Natural Park, based on 499 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Red-crowned Woodpecker in Tayrona National Natural Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Red-crowned Woodpecker in Tayrona National Natural Park in our monthly data.