Picumnus temminckii
Silhouette: Pepe Reigada · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%
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 |
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report an Ochre-collared Piculet sighting in Iguaçu National Park on a given day, based on 1,625 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 22nd most-seen of the 346 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April to June
In those months about 50% of wildlife watchers report an Ochre-collared Piculet in Iguaçu National Park on a given day, against about 30% in September to December, the lowest months.
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 2 parks where we can rate Ochre-collared Piculet sightings, Iguaçu National Park ranks 2nd at about 40%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Iguazú National Park (Argentina, about 40%).
Same family: Picidae
The closest relatives of the Ochre-collared Piculet that you can see in Iguaçu National Park (family Picidae, Woodpeckers) are Yellow-fronted Woodpecker (about 20%), Campo Flicker (about 10%) and Blond-crested Woodpecker (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Ochre-collared Piculet is recorded against all the birds logged in Iguaçu National Park (1,625 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.
