Red-cockaded Woodpecker
Leuconotopicus borealis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
- FamilyPicidae (Woodpeckers)
- GenusLeuconotopicus
- SpeciesLeuconotopicus borealis (Red-cockaded Woodpecker)
Closest Relatives at Big Cypress National Preserve
Hairy Woodpecker
Leuconotopicus villosus
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Melanerpes carolinus
Pileated Woodpecker
Dryocopus pileatus
Downy Woodpecker
Dryobates pubescens
Northern Flicker
Colaptes auratus
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus varius
Red-headed Woodpecker
Melanerpes erythrocephalus
📅 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Red-cockaded Woodpecker in Big Cypress National Preserve?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Red-cockaded Woodpecker sighting in Big Cypress National Preserve, based on 13 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Red-cockaded Woodpecker in Big Cypress National Preserve?
March has the highest sighting rate for Red-cockaded Woodpecker in Big Cypress National Preserve in our monthly data.