Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus varius
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
- FamilyPicidae (Woodpeckers)
- GenusSphyrapicus (Sapsuckers)
- SpeciesSphyrapicus varius (Yellow-bellied Sapsucker)
Closest Relatives at Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge
Black-cheeked Woodpecker
Melanerpes pucherani
Pale-billed Woodpecker
Campephilus guatemalensis
Cinnamon Woodpecker
Celeus loricatus
Chestnut-colored Woodpecker
Celeus castaneus
Lineated Woodpecker
Dryocopus lineatus
Rufous-winged Woodpecker
Piculus simplex
Smoky-brown Woodpecker
Leuconotopicus fumigatus
Hoffmann's Woodpecker
Melanerpes hoffmannii
Black-mandibled Toucan
Ramphastos ambiguus
Keel-billed Toucan
Ramphastos sulfuratus
Collared Aracari
Pteroglossus torquatus
White-whiskered Puffbird
Malacoptila panamensis
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Yellow-bellied Sapsucker at Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ 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