Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus varius
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
- FamilyPicidae (Woodpeckers)
- GenusSphyrapicus (Sapsuckers)
- SpeciesSphyrapicus varius (Yellow-bellied Sapsucker)
Closest Relatives at Banff National Park
Red-naped Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus nuchalis
Northern Flicker
Colaptes auratus
American Three-toed Woodpecker
Picoides dorsalis
Pileated Woodpecker
Dryocopus pileatus
Downy Woodpecker
Dryobates pubescens
Hairy Woodpecker
Leuconotopicus villosus
Black-backed Woodpecker
Picoides arcticus
Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewis
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker in Banff National Park?
About 0% of visitor-days record a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker sighting in Banff National Park, based on 7 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Yellow-bellied Sapsucker in Banff National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Yellow-bellied Sapsucker in Banff National Park in our monthly data.