Red-crowned Woodpecker

Red-crowned Woodpecker

Melanerpes rubricapillus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Tayrona National Natural Park

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
30–40
Feb
40–50
Mar
40–50
Apr
60–70
May
40–50
Jun
60–70
Jul
50–60
Aug
50–60
Sep
30–40
Oct
30–40
Nov
30–40
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 San Lorenzo Protected Forest 🇵🇦 Panama
50–60%
2 Coiba National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
50–60%
3 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
50–60%
4 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
50–60%
5 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
40–50%
6 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
40–50%
7 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
40–50%
8 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
40–50%
9 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
40–50%
10 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
30–40%
11 Main Ridge Forest Reserve 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
30–40%
12 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
20–30%
13 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
20–30%
14 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
20–30%
15 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
16 Volcán Barú National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
10–20%
17 Puracé National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
10–20%
18 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
0–10%
19 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
0–10%
20 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
21 Los Quetzales National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
22 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
23 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
24 Canaima National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
Insufficient data
25 Chingaza National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
26 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data

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.

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