Celeus lugubris
Silhouette: Pepe Reigada · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
The pale-crested woodpecker (Celeus lugubris) a species of bird in subfamily Picinae of the woodpecker family Picidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay. Some authors have treated C. l. kerri as a separate species and others have treated the pale-crested and the blond-crested woodpecker (C. flavescens) as conspecific.
This article follows the IOC two-subspecies model. The pale-crested woodpecker is about 23 to 24 cm (9.1 to 9.4 in) long. Males of both subspecies have a wide bright red malar area and cheek (and sometimes around the eye); females are barred or scaly brown there instead. In the nominate subspecies, adults of both sexes have a pale... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | El Impenetrable National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Chapada dos Guimarães National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Asuncion | 🇵🇾 Paraguay |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Pale-crested Woodpecker sighting in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas on a given day, based on 171 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 139th most-seen of the 308 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Pale-crested Woodpecker in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas on a given day, against under 5% in June, September and December, the lowest months. That is one of Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas's driest months, with about 15 mm of rain against 190 mm in January. January to April have too few records to rate.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Pale-crested Woodpecker sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Pale-crested Woodpecker sightings, Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in El Impenetrable National Park (Argentina, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Pale-crested Woodpecker is recorded against all the birds logged in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas (171 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.
