Black Woodpecker
Dryocopus martius
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
- FamilyPicidae (Woodpeckers)
- GenusDryocopus
- SpeciesDryocopus martius (Black Woodpecker)
Closest Relatives at Gauja National Park
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Dendrocopos major
Middle Spotted Woodpecker
Dendrocoptes medius
Grey-headed Woodpecker
Picus canus
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker
Dryobates minor
White-backed Woodpecker
Dendrocopos leucotos
Eurasian Wryneck
Jynx torquilla
Eurasian Three-toed Woodpecker
Picoides tridactylus
📅 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 | Białowieża National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 2 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 3 | Kiskunság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 4 | Biebrza National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 5 | Tatra National Park | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | |
| 6 | Mercantour National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 7 | Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 8 | Fertő-Hanság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 9 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 10 | Hortobágy National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 11 | Aigüestortes National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 12 | Triglav National Park | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | |
| 13 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 14 | Gauja National Park | 🇱🇻 Latvia | |
| 15 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 16 | Picos de Europa National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Black Woodpecker in Gauja National Park?
About 7% of visitor-days record a Black Woodpecker sighting in Gauja National Park, based on 37 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Black Woodpecker in Gauja National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Black Woodpecker in Gauja National Park in our monthly data.