Pileated Woodpecker

Pileated Woodpecker

Dryocopus pileatus

30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Big Cypress National Preserve

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
30–40
Feb
30–40
Mar
30–40
Apr
30–40
May
20–30
Jun
40–50
Jul
30–40
Aug
40–50
Sep
40–50
Oct
10–20
Nov
20–30
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 Congaree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
80–90%
2 Isle Royale National Park 🇺🇸 United States
40–50%
3 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
30–40%
4 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
5 Yosemite National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
6 Elk Island National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
20–30%
7 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
8 Riding Mountain National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
10–20%
9 Glacier National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
10 Voyageurs National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
11 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
12 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
13 Jasper National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
10–20%
14 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
15 Banff National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
0–10%
16 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
0–10%
17 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
0–10%
18 Cape Breton Highlands National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
19 Pacific Rim National Park Reserve 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
20 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
21 Wood Buffalo National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
22 Grand Teton National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
23 Yellowstone National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Pileated Woodpecker in Big Cypress National Preserve?

About 31% of visitor-days record a Pileated Woodpecker sighting in Big Cypress National Preserve, based on 685 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Pileated Woodpecker in Big Cypress National Preserve?

October has the highest sighting rate for Pileated Woodpecker in Big Cypress National Preserve in our monthly data.

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