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 Isle Royale National Park
Pileated Woodpecker
Dryocopus pileatus
Northern Flicker
Colaptes auratus
Hairy Woodpecker
Leuconotopicus villosus
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus varius
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Melanerpes carolinus
Black-backed Woodpecker
Picoides arcticus
American Three-toed Woodpecker
Picoides dorsalis
📅 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 Isle Royale National Park?
About 32% of visitor-days record a Downy Woodpecker sighting in Isle Royale National Park, based on 103 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Downy Woodpecker in Isle Royale National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Downy Woodpecker in Isle Royale National Park in our monthly data.