Where to see
Colaptes rubiginosus
Brownsberg Nature Park leads · 10 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Golden-olive Woodpecker during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brownsberg Nature Park | 🇸🇷 Suriname | |
| 2 | El Triunfo | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 3 | Main Ridge Forest Reserve | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 4 | Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 5 | Celaque National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 6 | Cusuco National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 7 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | Tikal National Park | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 9 | La Tigra National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 10 | Henri Pittier National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela |
Brownsberg Nature Park
In Brownsberg Nature Park, Suriname, about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Golden-olive Woodpecker sighting on a given day, the highest of the 10 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
El Triunfo and more
After Brownsberg Nature Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Golden-olive Woodpecker are in El Triunfo (Mexico, about 40%), Main Ridge Forest Reserve (Trinidad and Tobago, about 30%) and Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park (Honduras, about 30%). Outside South America, the best options are El Triunfo in North America (about 40%) and Main Ridge Forest Reserve in Central America (about 30%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are December in Brownsberg Nature Park (about 70%), April in El Triunfo (about 60%) and May and June in Main Ridge Forest Reserve (about 50%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Golden-olive Woodpecker on a given day. Each park's Golden-olive Woodpecker page has the full month-by-month chart.
