Piculus callopterus
Silhouette: Pepe Reigada · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~70% in a week ~90%
The stripe-cheeked woodpecker (Piculus callopterus) is a species of bird in subfamily Picinae of the woodpecker family Picidae. It is endemic to Panama. The stripe-cheeked woodpecker was originally described as Chloronerpes callopterus. Since its inclusion in Piculus it has at times been considered conspecific with the rufous-winged woodpecker (P. simplex), the white-throated woodpecker (P. leucolaemus), and the Lita woodpecker (P. litae); the four may form a superspecies. The stripe-cheeked woodpecker is monotypic.
The stripe-cheeked woodpecker is about 17 cm (6.7 in) long. Males and females have the same plumage except on their heads. Males are red from forehead to hindneck and very widely on the malar (cheek); the latter has a buffy white stripe above it. The rest of its face is olive. The female has red only from the back of the crown to the hindneck but is otherwise the same as the male. Adults of both sexes have bronze-green upperparts. Their flight feathers are mostly cinnamon-rufous with dark brown bars. Their tail is blackish with some cinnamon-rufous on the outer feathers. Their throat and upper breast are greenish olive; the... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chagres National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 2 | Darién National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Stripe-cheeked Woodpecker sighting in Chagres National Park on a given day, based on 440 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 38th most-seen of the 372 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June and November
In those months about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Stripe-cheeked Woodpecker in Chagres National Park on a given day, against about 20% in April and July, the lowest months. Those are among Chagres National Park's wettest months, with about 280 mm of rain a month against 30 mm in February.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Stripe-cheeked Woodpecker sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Stripe-cheeked Woodpecker sightings, Chagres National Park has the highest daily chance: about 30%. Next come Darién National Park (Panama, about 10%).
Same family: Picidae
The closest relatives of the Stripe-cheeked Woodpecker that you can see in Chagres National Park (family Picidae, Woodpeckers) are Black-cheeked Woodpecker (about 30%), Red-crowned Woodpecker (about 30%) and Lineated Woodpecker (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Stripe-cheeked Woodpecker is recorded against all the birds logged in Chagres National Park (440 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
