Green Woodpecker

Green Woodpecker

Picus viridis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Bavarian Forest National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
30–40
Feb
40–50
Mar
30–40
Apr
10–20
May
20–30
Jun
30–40
Jul
30–40
Aug
20–30
Sep
30–40
Oct
10–20
Nov
40–50
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 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
30–40%
2 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
30–40%
3 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
20–30%
4 Mercantour National Park 🇫🇷 France
20–30%
5 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
10–20%
6 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
10–20%
7 Hortobágy National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
10–20%
8 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
10–20%
9 Biebrza National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
0–10%
10 Triglav National Park 🇸🇮 Slovenia
0–10%
11 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%
12 Tatra National Park 🇸🇰 Slovakia
<5%
13 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
<5%
14 Cairngorms National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
<5%
15 Aigüestortes National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Green Woodpecker in Bavarian Forest National Park?

About 29% of visitor-days record a Green Woodpecker sighting in Bavarian Forest National Park, based on 370 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Green Woodpecker in Bavarian Forest National Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for Green Woodpecker in Bavarian Forest National Park in our monthly data.

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