Acorn Woodpecker
Melanerpes formicivorus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
- FamilyPicidae (Woodpeckers)
- GenusMelanerpes (Melanerpes Woodpeckers)
- SpeciesMelanerpes formicivorus (Acorn Woodpecker)
Closest Relatives at Braulio Carrillo National Park
Black-cheeked Woodpecker
Melanerpes pucherani
Hoffmann's Woodpecker
Melanerpes hoffmannii
Cinnamon Woodpecker
Celeus loricatus
Rufous-winged Woodpecker
Piculus simplex
Pale-billed Woodpecker
Campephilus guatemalensis
Lineated Woodpecker
Dryocopus lineatus
Smoky-brown Woodpecker
Leuconotopicus fumigatus
Chestnut-colored Woodpecker
Celeus castaneus
Hairy Woodpecker
Leuconotopicus villosus
Golden-olive Woodpecker
Colaptes rubiginosus
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus varius
Olivaceous Piculet
Picumnus olivaceus
📅 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 Acorn Woodpecker in Braulio Carrillo National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Acorn Woodpecker sighting in Braulio Carrillo National Park, based on 31 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Acorn Woodpecker in Braulio Carrillo National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Acorn Woodpecker in Braulio Carrillo National Park in our monthly data.