Hairy Woodpecker
Leuconotopicus villosus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
- FamilyPicidae (Woodpeckers)
- GenusLeuconotopicus
- SpeciesLeuconotopicus villosus (Hairy Woodpecker)
Closest Relatives at Los Quetzales National Park
Acorn Woodpecker
Melanerpes formicivorus
Black-cheeked Woodpecker
Melanerpes pucherani
Red-crowned Woodpecker
Melanerpes rubricapillus
Golden-olive Woodpecker
Colaptes rubiginosus
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus varius
Hoffmann's Woodpecker
Melanerpes hoffmannii
Olivaceous Piculet
Picumnus olivaceus
Northern Emerald-Toucanet
Aulacorhynchus prasinus
Red-headed Barbet
Eubucco bourcierii
Black-mandibled Toucan
Ramphastos ambiguus
Prong-billed Barbet
Semnornis frantzii
📅 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 Los Quetzales National Park?
About 34% of visitor-days record a Hairy Woodpecker sighting in Los Quetzales National Park, based on 2233 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Hairy Woodpecker in Los Quetzales National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Hairy Woodpecker in Los Quetzales National Park in our monthly data.