Great Spotted Woodpecker

Closest Relatives at Cairngorms National Park

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	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	70–80%
2	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	50–60%
3	Nikko National Park	🇯🇵 Japan	50–60%
4	Aigüestortes National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	40–50%
5	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	30–40%
6	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	30–40%
7	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	30–40%
8	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	30–40%
9	Gauja National Park	🇱🇻 Latvia	30–40%
10	Tatra National Park	🇸🇰 Slovakia	30–40%
11	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	20–30%
12	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	20–30%
13	Mercantour National Park	🇫🇷 France	20–30%
14	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	20–30%
15	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	20–30%
16	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	20–30%
17	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	10–20%
18	Triglav National Park	🇸🇮 Slovenia	10–20%
19	Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	10–20%
20	Jiuzhaigou National Park	🇨🇳 China	10–20%
21	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	0–10%
22	Picos de Europa National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	0–10%
23	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	0–10%
24	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	<5%
25	Vatnajokull National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	Insufficient data
26	Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park	🇲🇳 Mongolia	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Great Spotted Woodpecker in Cairngorms National Park?

About 39% of visitor-days record a Great Spotted Woodpecker sighting in Cairngorms National Park, based on 985 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Great Spotted Woodpecker in Cairngorms National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Great Spotted Woodpecker in Cairngorms National Park in our monthly data.