Ladder-backed Woodpecker

Ladder-backed Woodpecker

Dryobates scalaris

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Calakmul Biosphere Reserve

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
0–10
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
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 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States
60–70%
2 Guadalupe Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
40–50%
3 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
30–40%
4 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
5 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
6 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
7 Zion National Park 🇺🇸 United States
0–10%
8 Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca 🇲🇽 Mexico
0–10%
9 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
0–10%
10 Bahía de Loreto National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
0–10%
11 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
12 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
13 Grand Canyon National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
14 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
15 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
16 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
17 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
18 Cañón del Sumidero National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Ladder-backed Woodpecker in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve?

About 1% of visitor-days record a Ladder-backed Woodpecker sighting in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve, based on 10 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Ladder-backed Woodpecker in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve?

February has the highest sighting rate for Ladder-backed Woodpecker in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.

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