Where to see
Melanerpes cruentatus
Yasuní National Park leads · 6 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Yellow-tufted Woodpecker during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 2 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 3 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 4 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 5 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 6 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
Yasuní National Park
In Yasuní National Park, Ecuador, about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-tufted Woodpecker sighting on a given day, the highest of the 6 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Sierra de la Macarena National Park and more
After Yasuní National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Yellow-tufted Woodpecker are in Sierra de la Macarena National Park (Colombia, about 40%), Manu National Park (Peru, about 30%) and Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve (Ecuador, about 30%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are February, April–May, August and October in Yasuní National Park (about 50%), May in Sierra de la Macarena National Park (about 60%) and January, March, May and July–November in Manu National Park (about 30%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Yellow-tufted Woodpecker on a given day. Each park's Yellow-tufted Woodpecker page has the full month-by-month chart.
