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 Pacific Rim National Park Reserve
📅 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 Pacific Rim National Park Reserve?
About 3% of visitor-days record a Red-breasted Sapsucker sighting in Pacific Rim National Park Reserve, based on 75 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Red-breasted Sapsucker in Pacific Rim National Park Reserve?
October has the highest sighting rate for Red-breasted Sapsucker in Pacific Rim National Park Reserve in our monthly data.