Red-breasted Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus ruber
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
- FamilyPicidae (Woodpeckers)
- GenusSphyrapicus (Sapsuckers)
- SpeciesSphyrapicus ruber (Red-breasted Sapsucker)
Closest Relatives at Olympic National Park
Red-naped Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus nuchalis
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus varius
Northern Flicker
Colaptes auratus
Downy Woodpecker
Dryobates pubescens
Hairy Woodpecker
Leuconotopicus villosus
Pileated Woodpecker
Dryocopus pileatus
Acorn Woodpecker
Melanerpes formicivorus
Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewis
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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yosemite National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Great Bear Rainforest | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 4 | Olympic National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Pacific Rim National Park Reserve | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 6 | Redwood National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Death Valley National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Channel Islands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Joshua Tree National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | Wrangell-St. Elias National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 11 | Grand Canyon National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Red-breasted Sapsucker in Olympic National Park?
About 5% of visitor-days record a Red-breasted Sapsucker sighting in Olympic National Park, based on 1895 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Red-breasted Sapsucker in Olympic National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Red-breasted Sapsucker in Olympic National Park in our monthly data.