Golden-olive Woodpecker

Golden-olive Woodpecker

Colaptes rubiginosus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Possible
overall probability at Cusuco National Park
125 Verified records at Cusuco National Park
March Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The golden-olive woodpecker (Colaptes rubiginosus) is a species of bird in the subfamily Picinae of the woodpecker family Picidae. It is found from Mexico south and east through Panama, in every mainland South American country except Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay. Wikipedia →

40–50% of wildlife watchers report a Golden-olive Woodpecker sighting in Cusuco National Park, based on 125 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
30–40
Feb
50–60
Mar
10–20
Apr
50–60
May
40–50
Jun
20–30
Jul
50–60
Aug
30–40
Sep
40–50
Oct
40–50
Nov
50–60
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 Main Ridge Forest Reserve 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
50–60%
2 Brownsberg Nature Park 🇸🇷 Suriname
40–50%
3 Cusuco National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
40–50%
4 El Triunfo 🇲🇽 Mexico
30–40%
5 Celaque National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
20–30%
6 Canaima National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
20–30%
7 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
8 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
20–30%
9 La Tigra National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
10–20%
10 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
10–20%
11 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
10–20%
12 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
13 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
10–20%
14 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
15 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
16 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
17 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
18 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
10–20%
19 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
10–20%
20 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
10–20%
21 Chingaza National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
5–10%
22 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
5–10%
23 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
5–10%
24 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize
5–10%
25 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
5–10%
26 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
5–10%
27 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
5–10%
28 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
29 Biotopo Cerro Cahuí 🇬🇹 Guatemala
<5%
30 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
31 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
32 Amboró National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
<5%
33 Cañón del Sumidero National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
34 Puracé National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
35 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
<5%
36 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
37 Volcán Barú National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
38 Los Quetzales National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
39 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
40 Poás Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
41 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
42 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
43 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Golden-olive Woodpecker in Cusuco National Park?

About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Golden-olive Woodpecker sighting in Cusuco National Park, based on 125 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Golden-olive Woodpecker in Cusuco National Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for Golden-olive Woodpecker in Cusuco National Park in our monthly data.

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