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 Celaque National Park
Golden-fronted Woodpecker
Melanerpes aurifrons
Golden-olive Woodpecker
Colaptes rubiginosus
Lineated Woodpecker
Dryocopus lineatus
Pale-billed Woodpecker
Campephilus guatemalensis
Hairy Woodpecker
Leuconotopicus villosus
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus varius
Northern Emerald-Toucanet
Aulacorhynchus prasinus
Collared Aracari
Pteroglossus torquatus
📅 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 Celaque National Park?
About 43% of visitor-days record a Acorn Woodpecker sighting in Celaque National Park, based on 60 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Acorn Woodpecker in Celaque National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Acorn Woodpecker in Celaque National Park in our monthly data.