Picumnus squamulatus
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
The scaled piculet (Picumnus squamulatus) is a species of bird in subfamily Picumninae of the woodpecker family Picidae. It is found in Colombia and Venezuela. The scaled piculet was formally described in 1854 by the French ornithologist Frédéric de Lafresnaye under the current binomial name Picumnus squamulatus based on a specimen collected in Colombia. The specific epithet is from Latin squamula meaning "little scale".
Five subspecies are recognised: Subspecies P. s. lovejoyi might not be distinctive enough to warrant treatment as a taxon. A study published in 2014 found that the black-dotted piculet, P. nigropunctatus Zimmer and Phelps (1950) was a junior synonym of Picumnus obsoletus Allen, JA (1892).
The scaled piculet is 8 to 9.2 cm (3.1 to 3.6 in) long and weighs 7 to 12 g (0.25 to 0.42 oz). Adult males of... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 2 | Henri Pittier National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Scaled Piculet sighting in Caracas on a given day, based on 683 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 69th most-seen of the 295 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.
March to January
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Scaled Piculet in Caracas on a given day, against under 5% in February, the lowest month.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Scaled Piculet sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Scaled Piculet sightings, Caracas has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Valencia (Venezuela, under 5%).
Same family: Picidae
The closest relatives of the Scaled Piculet that you can see in Caracas (family Picidae, Woodpeckers) are Red-crowned Woodpecker (about 50%) 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 Scaled Piculet is recorded against all the birds logged in Caracas (683 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.
