Picumnus cinnamomeus
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
The chestnut piculet (Picumnus cinnamomeus) is a species of bird in subfamily Picumninae of the woodpecker family Picidae. It is found in Colombia and Venezuela. The International Ornithological Committee assigns the chestnut piculet these four subspecies:
This article follows the four-subspecies model. The chestnut piculet is 9 to 10 cm (3.5 to 3.9 in) long. Adult males of the nominate subspecies P. c. cinnamomeus have a pale creamy forehead, a black crown with yellow-tipped feathers, and a black nape with white-tipped feathers. The rest of their body is deep rufous to rusty brown, with the rump and belly being a bit paler than the rest. Their wings are dark brown with cinnamon to rufous edges and tips to the feathers. Their tail is brownish black; the innermost pair of feathers have a cinnamon stripe on the inner webs and... Wikipedia →
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| 1 | Barranquilla | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Chestnut Piculet sighting in Barranquilla on a given day, based on 16 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 120th most-seen of the 153 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Chestnut Piculet in Barranquilla on a given day, against under 5% in July–August and October–May, the lowest months.
Only Barranquilla, in our data
Barranquilla is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Chestnut Piculet sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Picidae
The closest relatives of the Chestnut Piculet that you can see in Barranquilla (family Picidae, Woodpeckers) are Red-crowned Woodpecker (about 30%) and Spot-breasted Woodpecker (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Chestnut Piculet is recorded against all the birds logged in Barranquilla (16 verified sightings), 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.
