Picumnus cirratus
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In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
The white-barred piculet (Picumnus cirratus) is a species of bird in the woodpecker family Picidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, and Uruguay. The white-barred piculet was first described in 1825 by the Dutch zoologist Coenraad Jacob Temminck. Six subspecies are recognized:
The white-barred piculet's taxonomy and that of genus Picumnus in general are uncertain. Molecular studies show that it is a sister species to the ochre-collared piculet (P. temminckii) and also closely related to the ocellated piculet (P. dorbignyanus), and at different times these species have been treated as synonymous. Subspecies pilcomayensis, thamnophiloides, and tucumanus intergrade in northern Argentina and are sometimes considered a separate species. Subspecies pilcomayensis and cirratus intergrade in eastern Paraguay. Subspecies confusus and macconnelli may also form a distinct species. The white-barred piculet... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Itatiaia National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | El Palmar National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 4 | El Impenetrable National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 5 | Tijuca National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | Serra da Canastra National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | Iberá National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio de Janeiro | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Rosario | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 3 | Asuncion | 🇵🇾 Paraguay | |
| 4 | Vitória | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Niterói | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | Belo Horizonte | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | Cordoba | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 8 | Campinas | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 9 | Buenos Aires | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 10 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a White-barred Piculet sighting in Tijuca National Park on a given day, based on 604 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 29th most-seen of the 214 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April–June and August
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a White-barred Piculet in Tijuca National Park on a given day, against about 20% in July and September–March, the lowest months. Those are among Tijuca National Park's driest months, with about 65 mm of rain a month against 180 mm in January.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most White-barred Piculet sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
5th of 7
Of the 7 parks where we can rate White-barred Piculet sightings, Tijuca National Park ranks 5th at about 20%. The best odds are in Serra dos Órgãos National Park (Brazil, about 50%), Itatiaia National Park (Brazil, about 40%) and El Palmar National Park (Argentina, about 30%). All parks ranked.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the White-barred Piculet is recorded against all the birds logged in Tijuca National Park (604 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.
