Great Spotted Woodpecker

Great Spotted Woodpecker

Dendrocopos major

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Doñana National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

0–10
Jan
0–10
Feb
<5
Mar
0–10
Apr
0–10
May
<5
Jun
<5
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 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
70–80%
2 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
50–60%
3 Nikko National Park 🇯🇵 Japan
50–60%
4 Aigüestortes National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
40–50%
5 Cairngorms National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
30–40%
6 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
30–40%
7 Biebrza National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
30–40%
8 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
30–40%
9 Gauja National Park 🇱🇻 Latvia
30–40%
10 Tatra National Park 🇸🇰 Slovakia
30–40%
11 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
20–30%
12 Hortobágy National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
20–30%
13 Mercantour National Park 🇫🇷 France
20–30%
14 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
20–30%
15 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
20–30%
16 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
20–30%
17 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
10–20%
18 Triglav National Park 🇸🇮 Slovenia
10–20%
19 Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
10–20%
20 Jiuzhaigou National Park 🇨🇳 China
10–20%
21 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
0–10%
22 Picos de Europa National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
0–10%
23 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
0–10%
24 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
25 Vatnajokull National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland
Insufficient data
26 Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park 🇲🇳 Mongolia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Great Spotted Woodpecker in Doñana National Park?

About 4% of visitor-days record a Great Spotted Woodpecker sighting in Doñana National Park, based on 130 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Great Spotted Woodpecker in Doñana National Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for Great Spotted Woodpecker in Doñana National Park in our monthly data.

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