Acorn Woodpecker
Melanerpes formicivorus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
- FamilyPicidae (Woodpeckers)
- GenusMelanerpes (Melanerpes Woodpeckers)
- SpeciesMelanerpes formicivorus (Acorn Woodpecker)
Closest Relatives at Guadalupe Mountains National Park
Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewis
Northern Flicker
Colaptes auratus
Ladder-backed Woodpecker
Dryobates scalaris
Hairy Woodpecker
Leuconotopicus villosus
Red-naped Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus nuchalis
Downy Woodpecker
Dryobates pubescens
Williamson's Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus thyroideus
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus varius
📅 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 Acorn Woodpecker in Guadalupe Mountains National Park?
About 52% of visitor-days record a Acorn Woodpecker sighting in Guadalupe Mountains National Park, based on 308 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Acorn Woodpecker in Guadalupe Mountains National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Acorn Woodpecker in Guadalupe Mountains National Park in our monthly data.