Chestnut Woodpecker

Chestnut Woodpecker

Celeus elegans

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Yasuní National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
10–20
Mar
0–10
Apr
10–20
May
10–20
Jun
10–20
Jul
0–10
Aug
0–10
Sep
10–20
Oct
10–20
Nov
10–20
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 Brownsberg Nature Park 🇸🇷 Suriname
10–20%
2 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
10–20%
3 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
10–20%
4 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
10–20%
5 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
0–10%
6 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
7 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
8 Canaima National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
<5%
9 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
<5%
10 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
11 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Chestnut Woodpecker in Yasuní National Park?

About 12% of visitor-days record a Chestnut Woodpecker sighting in Yasuní National Park, based on 395 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Chestnut Woodpecker in Yasuní National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for Chestnut Woodpecker in Yasuní National Park in our monthly data.

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