Black-backed Woodpecker

Black-backed Woodpecker

Picoides arcticus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Cape Breton Highlands National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
0–10
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 Yosemite National Park 🇺🇸 United States
0–10%
2 Voyageurs National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
3 Isle Royale National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
4 Riding Mountain National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
5 Gros Morne National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
6 Glacier National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
7 Cape Breton Highlands National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
8 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
9 Jasper National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
10 Denali National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
11 Grand Teton National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
12 Banff National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
13 Yellowstone National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
14 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
15 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
16 Wood Buffalo National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
17 Nahanni National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
18 Elk Island National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
19 Wrangell-St. Elias National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
20 Kluane National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
21 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Black-backed Woodpecker in Cape Breton Highlands National Park?

About 2% of visitor-days record a Black-backed Woodpecker sighting in Cape Breton Highlands National Park, based on 10 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Black-backed Woodpecker in Cape Breton Highlands National Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for Black-backed Woodpecker in Cape Breton Highlands National Park in our monthly data.

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