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 Olympic National Park
Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewis
Northern Flicker
Colaptes auratus
Downy Woodpecker
Dryobates pubescens
Hairy Woodpecker
Leuconotopicus villosus
Pileated Woodpecker
Dryocopus pileatus
Red-breasted Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus ruber
Red-naped Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus nuchalis
American Three-toed Woodpecker
Picoides dorsalis
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus varius
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Acorn Woodpecker at Olympic National Park — 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