Picumnus temminckii
Silhouette: Pepe Reigada · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
The ochre-collared piculet (Picumnus temminckii) is a species of bird in subfamily Picumninae of the woodpecker family Picidae. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay. The ochre-collared piculet is monotypic. However, the species' taxonomy and that of genus Picnumnus in general are uncertain. The ochre-collared piculet is closely related to the white-barred piculet (P. cirratus) and the ocellated piculet (P. dorbignyanus) and at times these species have been treated as synonymous.
It frequently hybridizes with the white-barred piculet and occasionally with the white-wedged piculet (P. albosquamatus). The ochre-collared piculet is 9 to 10 cm (3.5 to 3.9 in) long and weighs 10 to 12.5 g (0.35 to 0.44 oz). Adult males have a black cap with red tips on the forehead feathers and small white spots on the rest of the cap. Their face is mostly rich buff-brown with a white stripe behind the eye. Their hindneck has the cinnamon-buff collar that provides its English name. Their upperparts are brown, sometimes with very faint paler bars. Their flight feathers are dark brown with narrow buff edges. Their tail is blackish; the innermost pair... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Ochre-collared Piculet sighting in Santos on a given day, based on 173 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 48th most-seen of the 203 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February and November–December
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Ochre-collared Piculet in Santos on a given day, against under 5% in August, the lowest month. Those are among Santos's wettest months, with about 160 mm of rain a month against 40 mm in August.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Ochre-collared Piculet sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Ochre-collared Piculet sightings, Santos ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Curitiba (Brazil, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Ochre-collared Piculet is recorded against all the birds logged in Santos (173 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.
