Piculus callopterus
Silhouette: Pepe Reigada · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
The stripe-cheeked woodpecker (Piculus callopterus) is a species of bird in subfamily Picinae of the woodpecker family Picidae. It is endemic to Panama. The stripe-cheeked woodpecker was originally described as Chloronerpes callopterus. Since its inclusion in Piculus it has at times been considered conspecific with the rufous-winged woodpecker (P. simplex), the white-throated woodpecker (P. leucolaemus), and the Lita woodpecker (P. litae); the four may form a superspecies. The stripe-cheeked woodpecker is monotypic.
The stripe-cheeked woodpecker is about 17 cm (6.7 in) long. Males and females have the same plumage except on their heads. Males are red from forehead to hindneck and very widely on the malar (cheek); the latter has a buffy white stripe above it. The rest of its face is olive. The female has red only from the back of the crown to the hindneck but is otherwise the same as the male. Adults of both sexes have bronze-green upperparts. Their flight feathers are mostly cinnamon-rufous with dark brown bars. Their tail is blackish with some cinnamon-rufous on the outer feathers. Their throat and upper breast are greenish olive; the... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chagres National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 2 | Darién National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Stripe-cheeked Woodpecker sighting in Darién National Park on a given day, based on 45 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 175th most-seen of the 397 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January and February
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Stripe-cheeked Woodpecker in Darién National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April and June–December, the lowest months. Those are among Darién National Park's driest months, with about 110 mm of rain a month against 450 mm in November.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Stripe-cheeked Woodpecker sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Stripe-cheeked Woodpecker sightings, Darién National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Chagres National Park (Panama, about 30%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Stripe-cheeked Woodpecker is recorded against all the birds logged in Darién National Park (45 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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.
