Celeus flavus
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
The cream-colored woodpecker (Celeus flavus) is a species of bird in subfamily Picinae of the woodpecker family Picidae. It is found in most mainland South American countries except Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay.
As of early 2023 the Clements taxonomy and BirdLife International's Handbook of the Birds of the World retain all four subspecies. The subspecies "intergrade extensively, producing numerous intermediates, and in much of range many individuals [are] impossible to assign to a particular race; geographical limits given are therefore somewhat arbitrary." Because the four subspecies do on average have plumage differences, this article follows the four-subspecies model where data for each exist.
The cream-colored woodpecker is about 24 to 27 cm (9.4 to 11 in... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 2 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 3 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 4 | Anavilhanas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 6 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 7 | Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belém | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Cream-colored Woodpecker sighting in Belém on a given day, based on 23 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 67th most-seen of the 144 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
December
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Cream-colored Woodpecker in Belém on a given day, against under 5% in March, June and September, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Cream-colored Woodpecker sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Belém, in our data
Belém is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Cream-colored Woodpecker sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Picidae
The closest relatives of the Cream-colored Woodpecker that you can see in Belém (family Picidae, Woodpeckers) are Lineated Woodpecker (about 10%) and Green-barred Woodpecker (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Cream-colored Woodpecker is recorded against all the birds logged in Belém (23 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.
