Downy Woodpecker
Dryobates pubescens
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
- FamilyPicidae (Woodpeckers)
- GenusDryobates (Dryobates Woodpeckers)
- SpeciesDryobates pubescens (Downy Woodpecker)
Closest Relatives at Grand Canyon National Park
Ladder-backed Woodpecker
Dryobates scalaris
Northern Flicker
Colaptes auratus
Hairy Woodpecker
Leuconotopicus villosus
Williamson's Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus thyroideus
Red-naped Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus nuchalis
Gila Woodpecker
Melanerpes uropygialis
Acorn Woodpecker
Melanerpes formicivorus
American Three-toed Woodpecker
Picoides dorsalis
Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewis
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus varius
Red-breasted Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus ruber
📅 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 Downy Woodpecker in Grand Canyon National Park?
About 3% of visitor-days record a Downy Woodpecker sighting in Grand Canyon National Park, based on 63 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Downy Woodpecker in Grand Canyon National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Downy Woodpecker in Grand Canyon National Park in our monthly data.