Black-cheeked Woodpecker
Melanerpes pucherani
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
- FamilyPicidae (Woodpeckers)
- GenusMelanerpes (Melanerpes Woodpeckers)
- SpeciesMelanerpes pucherani (Black-cheeked Woodpecker)
Closest Relatives at Utría National Natural Park
Cinnamon Woodpecker
Celeus loricatus
Crimson-crested Woodpecker
Campephilus melanoleucos
Lineated Woodpecker
Dryocopus lineatus
Spot-breasted Woodpecker
Colaptes punctigula
Crimson-bellied Woodpecker
Campephilus haematogaster
Black-mandibled Toucan
Ramphastos ambiguus
Chocó Toucan
Ramphastos brevis
Collared Aracari
Pteroglossus torquatus
Black-breasted Puffbird
Notharchus pectoralis
Pied Puffbird
Notharchus tectus
Sooty-capped Puffbird
Bucco noanamae
Yellow-eared Toucanet
Selenidera spectabilis
📅 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 Black-cheeked Woodpecker in Utría National Natural Park?
About 24% of visitor-days record a Black-cheeked Woodpecker sighting in Utría National Natural Park, based on 17 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Black-cheeked Woodpecker in Utría National Natural Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Black-cheeked Woodpecker in Utría National Natural Park in our monthly data.