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 Death Valley National Park
Red-headed Woodpecker
Melanerpes erythrocephalus
Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewis
Northern Flicker
Colaptes auratus
Ladder-backed Woodpecker
Dryobates scalaris
Hairy Woodpecker
Leuconotopicus villosus
Red-naped Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus nuchalis
Nuttall's Woodpecker
Dryobates nuttallii
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus varius
Downy Woodpecker
Dryobates pubescens
Red-breasted Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus ruber
Williamson's Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus thyroideus
Black-backed Woodpecker
Picoides arcticus
📅 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 Death Valley National Park?
About 0% of visitor-days record a Acorn Woodpecker sighting in Death Valley National Park, based on 10 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Acorn Woodpecker in Death Valley National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Acorn Woodpecker in Death Valley National Park in our monthly data.