Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
- FamilyPicidae (Woodpeckers)
- GenusMelanerpes (Melanerpes Woodpeckers)
- SpeciesMelanerpes lewis (Lewis's Woodpecker)
Closest Relatives at Grand Canyon National Park
Gila Woodpecker
Melanerpes uropygialis
Acorn Woodpecker
Melanerpes formicivorus
Northern Flicker
Colaptes auratus
Hairy Woodpecker
Leuconotopicus villosus
Williamson's Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus thyroideus
Red-naped Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus nuchalis
Downy Woodpecker
Dryobates pubescens
American Three-toed Woodpecker
Picoides dorsalis
Ladder-backed Woodpecker
Dryobates scalaris
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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zion National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Guadalupe Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Glacier National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Yosemite National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Grand Canyon National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Redwood National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Grand Teton National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Olympic National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | Yellowstone National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 11 | Rocky Mountain National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 12 | Channel Islands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 13 | Death Valley National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 14 | Banff National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Lewis's Woodpecker in Grand Canyon National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Lewis's Woodpecker sighting in Grand Canyon National Park, based on 15 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Lewis's Woodpecker in Grand Canyon National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Lewis's Woodpecker in Grand Canyon National Park in our monthly data.