Picumnus lafresnayi
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In 3 days <5% in a week ~10%
Lafresnaye's piculet (Picumnus lafresnayi) is a species of bird in subfamily Picumninae of the woodpecker family Picidae. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Lafresnaye's piculet has these four subspecies:
Picumnus lafresnayi lafresnayi Malherbe, 1862 Picumnus lafresnayi punctifrons Taczanowski, 1886 Picumnus lafresnayi taczanowskii Domaniewski, 1925 Picumnus lafresnayi pusillus Pinto, 1936 What is now Lafresnaye's piculet was for a time treated as a subspecies of the bar-breasted piculet (P. aurifrons). Subspecies P. l. punctifrons was at one time treated as a separate species. What is now the Orinoco piculet (P. pumilus) was previously considered to be a subspecies of Lafresnaye's piculet, and they are now thought to form a superspecies.
Lafresnaye's piculet is 9 to 10 cm (3.5 to 3.9 in) long and weighs 9 to 10 g (0.32 to 0.35 oz). Adult males of the nominate subspecies P. l. lafresnayi have a dark olive-brown cap with red spots on the forehead and whitish ones on the rest of it and the nape. Their face is grayish buff with brown streaks or spots and a pale stripe behind the eye. Their upperparts are dark green or brownish... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 2 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 3 | Anavilhanas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Lafresnaye's Piculet sighting in Yasuní National Park on a given day, based on 37 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 415th most-seen of the 533 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, and over a week to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Lafresnaye's Piculet in Yasuní National Park on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Lafresnaye's Piculet sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
4th of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Lafresnaye's Piculet sightings, Yasuní National Park ranks 4th at under 5%. The best odds are in Podocarpus National Park (Ecuador, about 10%), Sierra de la Macarena National Park (Colombia, under 5%) and Anavilhanas National Park (Brazil, under 5%).
Same family: Picidae
The closest relatives of the Lafresnaye's Piculet that you can see in Yasuní National Park (family Picidae, Woodpeckers) are Yellow-tufted Woodpecker (about 40%), Crimson-crested Woodpecker (about 40%) and Cream-colored Woodpecker (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Lafresnaye's Piculet is recorded against all the birds logged in Yasuní National Park (37 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.
