Colaptes rivolii
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In 3 days ~40% in a week ~60%
The crimson-mantled woodpecker (Colaptes rivolii) is a species of bird in subfamily Picinae of the woodpecker family Picidae. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. The crimson-mantled woodpecker was originally described as Picus Rivolii. It was later placed in genus Hypoxanthus that was still later merged into Piculus; since about 2007 it has been moved into Colaptes by taxonomic systems.
The American Ornithological Society, the International Ornithological Committee, and the Clements taxonomy recognize these six subspecies of crimson-mantled woodpecker: BirdLife International's Handbook of the Birds of the World (HBW) treats C. r. atriceps as a separate species, the black-crowned woodpecker.
The specific epithet rivolii honors French ornithologist François Victor Masséna, third Duke of Rivoli and third Prince of Essling. This article follows the six-subspecies model. The crimson-mantled woodpecker... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chingaza National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 2 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 3 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 4 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Crimson-mantled Woodpecker sighting in Los Nevados National Natural Park on a given day, based on 767 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 66th most-seen of the 424 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.
April–May and August–October
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Crimson-mantled Woodpecker in Los Nevados National Natural Park on a given day, against about 10% in June–July and November–March, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Crimson-mantled 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 4 parks where we can rate Crimson-mantled Woodpecker sightings, Los Nevados National Natural Park ranks 3rd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Chingaza National Natural Park (Colombia, about 10%) and Podocarpus National Park (Ecuador, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Crimson-mantled Woodpecker is recorded against all the birds logged in Los Nevados National Natural Park (767 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.
