Chestnut-colored Woodpecker

Chestnut-colored Woodpecker

Celeus castaneus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Calakmul Biosphere Reserve
77 Verified records at Calakmul Biosphere Reserve
May Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The chestnut-colored woodpecker (Celeus castaneus) is a species of bird in subfamily Picinae of the woodpecker family Picidae. It is found in Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama. Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Chestnut-colored Woodpecker sighting in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve, based on 77 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
5–10
Feb
10–20
Mar
5–10
Apr
10–20
May
5–10
Jun
5–10
Jul
5–10
Aug
5–10
Sep
5–10
Oct
5–10
Nov
10–20
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
20–30%
2 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
3 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
4 Biotopo Cerro Cahuí 🇬🇹 Guatemala
10–20%
5 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize
10–20%
6 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
7 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
5–10%
8 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
5–10%
9 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
10 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
11 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
12 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
13 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
14 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
15 Cusuco National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Chestnut-colored Woodpecker in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve?

About 9% of wildlife watchers report a Chestnut-colored Woodpecker sighting in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve, based on 77 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Chestnut-colored Woodpecker in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve?

May has the highest sighting rate for Chestnut-colored Woodpecker in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.

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