White-barred Piculet

White-barred Piculet

Picumnus cirratus

Silhouette: Pepe Reigada · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Rosario

In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%

54 Verified sightings at Rosario
1,980 In all 7 parks From 2019 to 2026
May Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the White-barred Piculet

The white-barred piculet (Picumnus cirratus) is a species of bird in the woodpecker family Picidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, and Uruguay. The white-barred piculet was first described in 1825 by the Dutch zoologist Coenraad Jacob Temminck. Six subspecies are recognized:

The white-barred piculet's taxonomy and that of genus Picumnus in general are uncertain. Molecular studies show that it is a sister species to the ochre-collared piculet (P. temminckii) and also closely related to the ocellated piculet (P. dorbignyanus), and at different times these species have been treated as synonymous. Subspecies pilcomayensis, thamnophiloides, and tucumanus intergrade in northern Argentina and are sometimes considered a separate species. Subspecies pilcomayensis and cirratus intergrade in eastern Paraguay. Subspecies confusus and macconnelli may also form a distinct species. The white-barred piculet... Wikipedia →

Sounds

Drumming0:10

Brazil · 2026

© JAYRSON ARAUJO DE OLIVEIRA · XC1150806 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Call0:28

French Guiana · 2025

© Paul Lenrumé · XC970051 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Song0:35

Argentina · 2023

© Bernard BOUSQUET · XC823235 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Serra dos Órgãos National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~50%
2 Itatiaia National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~40%
3 El Palmar National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
~30%
4 El Impenetrable National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
~20%
5 Tijuca National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~20%
6 Serra da Canastra National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~20%
7 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Rio de Janeiro 🇧🇷 Brazil
~30%
2 Rosario 🇦🇷 Argentina
~20%
3 Asuncion 🇵🇾 Paraguay
~20%
4 Vitória 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
5 Niterói 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
6 Belo Horizonte 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
7 Cordoba 🇦🇷 Argentina
~10%
8 Campinas 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
9 Buenos Aires 🇦🇷 Argentina
<5%
10 São Paulo 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a White-barred Piculet in Rosario?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a White-barred Piculet sighting in Rosario on a given day, based on 54 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 54th most-seen of the 121 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a White-barred Piculet in Rosario?

February, May–June and October

In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a White-barred Piculet in Rosario on a given day, against about 10% in April, July–August and November–January, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a White-barred Piculet?

Between 9 am and noon

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most White-barred Piculet sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Rosario the best place to see a White-barred Piculet?

2nd of 11

Of the 11 cities where we can rate White-barred Piculet sightings, Rosario ranks 2nd at about 20%. The best odds are in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil, about 30%).

Which relatives of the White-barred Piculet live in Rosario?

Same family: Picidae

The closest relatives of the White-barred Piculet that you can see in Rosario (family Picidae, Woodpeckers) are Green-barred Woodpecker (about 40%), Checkered Woodpecker (about 20%) and Campo Flicker (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the White-barred Piculet sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the White-barred Piculet is recorded against all the birds logged in Rosario (54 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.

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