Hairy Woodpecker
Leuconotopicus villosus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
- FamilyPicidae (Woodpeckers)
- GenusLeuconotopicus
- SpeciesLeuconotopicus villosus (Hairy Woodpecker)
Closest Relatives at La Tigra National Park
Golden-fronted Woodpecker
Melanerpes aurifrons
Acorn Woodpecker
Melanerpes formicivorus
Golden-olive Woodpecker
Colaptes rubiginosus
Pale-billed Woodpecker
Campephilus guatemalensis
Lineated Woodpecker
Dryocopus lineatus
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus varius
Northern Emerald-Toucanet
Aulacorhynchus prasinus
📅 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 Hairy Woodpecker in La Tigra National Park?
About 5% of visitor-days record a Hairy Woodpecker sighting in La Tigra National Park, based on 12 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Hairy Woodpecker in La Tigra National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Hairy Woodpecker in La Tigra National Park in our monthly data.