Velasquez's Woodpecker
Melanerpes santacruzi
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
- FamilyPicidae (Woodpeckers)
- GenusMelanerpes (Melanerpes Woodpeckers)
- SpeciesMelanerpes santacruzi (Velasquez's Woodpecker)
Closest Relatives at Calakmul Biosphere Reserve
Golden-fronted Woodpecker
Melanerpes aurifrons
Yucatán Woodpecker
Melanerpes pygmaeus
Pale-billed Woodpecker
Campephilus guatemalensis
Lineated Woodpecker
Dryocopus lineatus
Golden-olive Woodpecker
Colaptes rubiginosus
Chestnut-colored Woodpecker
Celeus castaneus
Smoky-brown Woodpecker
Leuconotopicus fumigatus
Ladder-backed Woodpecker
Dryobates scalaris
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus varius
Keel-billed Toucan
Ramphastos sulfuratus
Collared Aracari
Pteroglossus torquatus
White-necked Puffbird
Notharchus hyperrhynchus
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Velasquez's Woodpecker at Calakmul Biosphere Reserve — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ 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 | Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 2 | Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 3 | Biotopo Cerro Cahuí | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 4 | Calakmul Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico |