Piculus aurulentus
Silhouette: Pepe Reigada · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~10%
The yellow-browed woodpecker (Piculus aurulentus), also known as the white-browed woodpecker, is a Near Threatened species of bird in the woodpecker family Picidae. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay.
Some authors treat the yellow-browed woodpecker and the golden-green woodpecker (P. chrysochloros) as a superspecies. The species is monotypic. The yellow-browed woodpecker is 21 to 22 cm (8.3 to 8.7 in) long and weighs 22 to 68 g (0.78 to 2.4 oz). Males and females have the same plumage except on their heads. Males are red from forehead to nape, have a narrow yellowish white supercilium, are dark olive green around the eye and onto the side of the neck, and successively below that a pale yellow stripe and a red malar band. Their chin and throat are pale golden. The female has an olive forehead and crown and much less red at the malar. Adults have olive green upperparts. Their flight feathers are dark brown with greenish edges and dark cinnamon-rufous on the inner webs. Their tail is blackish. Their underparts are whitish with wide dark olive bars. Their medium-length beak is blackish gray with a paler base on the mandible... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Itatiaia National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a White-browed Woodpecker sighting in Curitiba on a given day, based on 28 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 172nd most-seen of the 247 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a White-browed Woodpecker in Curitiba on a given day, against under 5% in August to June, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most White-browed 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 cities where we can rate White-browed Woodpecker sightings, Curitiba has the highest daily chance: under 5%. Next come São Paulo (Brazil, under 5%).
Same family: Picidae
The closest relatives of the White-browed Woodpecker that you can see in Curitiba (family Picidae, Woodpeckers) are Campo Flicker (about 30%), White Woodpecker (about 10%) and Ochre-collared Piculet (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the White-browed Woodpecker is recorded against all the birds logged in Curitiba (28 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.
