Grayish Piculet

Grayish Piculet

Picumnus granadensis

Silhouette: Pepe Reigada · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR Endemic
Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Farallones de Cali National Natural Park

In 3 days ~40% in a week ~60%

504 Verified sightings at Farallones de Cali National Natural Park From 2019 to 2026
536 In all 2 parks
August Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Grayish Piculet

The greyish piculet (Picumnus granadensis) is a species of bird in subfamily Picumninae of the woodpecker family Picidae. It is endemic to Colombia. The greyish piculet and the olivaceous piculet (P. olivaceus) were at one time considered to be conspecific and are now treated as sister species. However, the "evidence for treatment as separate species is weak".

The greyish piculet is 9 to 10 cm (3.5 to 3.9 in) long and weighs 12 to 13 g (0.42 to 0.46 oz). Adult males of the nominate subspecies have a black crown and nape with small yellow tips on the feathers of the front and top and white spots on the rest. Their ear coverts are chestnut brown with a few white streaks, their cheeks off-white with blackish feather tips, and the sides of their neck gray-brown with white spots or streaks. Their hindneck and upperparts are grayish brown, often with an olive tinge. Their flight feathers are dark brown with yellowish green edges. Their tail is dark brown; the innermost pair of feathers have white inner webs and the outer... Wikipedia →

Sounds

Drumming1:07

Colombia · 2023

© David Monroy Rengifo · XC837600 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Song0:33

Colombia · 2018

© Jerome Fischer · XC442690 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Duet0:40

Colombia · 2025

© Andrés Mauricio López · XC1063954 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
~10%
2 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Cali 🇨🇴 Colombia
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Grayish Piculet in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Grayish Piculet sighting in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park on a given day, based on 504 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 101st most-seen of the 542 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Grayish Piculet in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park?

May, August–October and December

In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Grayish Piculet in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park on a given day, against about 10% in January–April, June–July and November, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Grayish Piculet?

Between 7 and 10 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Grayish Piculet sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Farallones de Cali National Natural Park the best place to see a Grayish Piculet?

Yes

Of the 2 parks where we can rate Grayish Piculet sightings, Farallones de Cali National Natural Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Los Nevados National Natural Park (Colombia, under 5%).

Which relatives of the Grayish Piculet live in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park?

Same family: Picidae

The closest relatives of the Grayish Piculet that you can see in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park (family Picidae, Woodpeckers) are Golden-olive Woodpecker (about 10%), Smoky-brown Woodpecker (about 10%) and Red-crowned Woodpecker (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Grayish Piculet sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Grayish Piculet is recorded against all the birds logged in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park (504 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.

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