Yellow-throated Woodpecker
Piculus flavigula
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- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassAves (Birds)
- OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
- FamilyPicidae (Woodpeckers)
- GenusPiculus (Neotropical Green Woodpeckers)
- SpeciesPiculus flavigula (Yellow-throated Woodpecker)
About the Yellow-throated Woodpecker
The yellow-throated woodpecker (Piculus flavigula) is a species of bird in subfamily Picinae of the woodpecker family Picidae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela.
The yellow-throated woodpecker was described by the French polymath Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon in 1780 in his Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux from a specimen collected in French Guiana. The bird was also illustrated in a hand-colored plate engraved by François-Nicolas Martinet in the Planches Enluminées D'Histoire Naturelle, which was produced under the supervision of Edme-Louis Daubenton to accompany Buffon's text. Neither the plate caption nor Buffon's description included a scientific name, but in 1783 the Dutch naturalist Pieter Boddaert coined the binomial name Picus flavigula in his catalogue of the Planches Enluminées. The yellow-throated woodpecker is now placed in the genus Piculus that was introduced by the German naturalist Johann Baptist von Spix in 1824. The generic name is a diminutive of the Latin word Picus meaning "woodpecker". The specific epithet flavigula combines the Latin flavus meaning "yellow... Wikipedia →
Recent sightings of Yellow-throated Woodpecker in Yasuní National Park
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Global Distribution
Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Brownsberg Nature Park | 🇸🇷 Suriname | |
| 3 | Anavilhanas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 5 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 6 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 7 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 8 | Madidi National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 9 | Canaima National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 10 | Amboró National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 11 | Chapada Diamantina National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 12 | Cordillera Azul National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 13 | Itatiaia National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Yellow-throated Woodpecker in Yasuní National Park?
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-throated Woodpecker sighting in Yasuní National Park, based on 56 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Yellow-throated Woodpecker in Yasuní National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Yellow-throated Woodpecker in Yasuní National Park in our monthly data.