Red-headed Woodpecker
Melanerpes erythrocephalus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
- FamilyPicidae (Woodpeckers)
- GenusMelanerpes (Melanerpes Woodpeckers)
- SpeciesMelanerpes erythrocephalus (Red-headed Woodpecker)
Closest Relatives at Death Valley National Park
Acorn Woodpecker
Melanerpes formicivorus
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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Congaree National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Point Pelee National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 3 | Badlands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Death Valley National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Shenandoah National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Riding Mountain National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 7 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Rocky Mountain National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Voyageurs National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | Glacier National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 11 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Red-headed Woodpecker in Death Valley National Park?
About 10% of visitor-days record a Red-headed Woodpecker sighting in Death Valley National Park, based on 14 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Red-headed Woodpecker in Death Valley National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Red-headed Woodpecker in Death Valley National Park in our monthly data.