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 Redwood National Park
Northern Flicker
Colaptes auratus
Hairy Woodpecker
Leuconotopicus villosus
Pileated Woodpecker
Dryocopus pileatus
Acorn Woodpecker
Melanerpes formicivorus
Downy Woodpecker
Dryobates pubescens
Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewis
White-headed Woodpecker
Leuconotopicus albolarvatus
📅 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 Redwood National Park?
About 3% of visitor-days record a Red-breasted Sapsucker sighting in Redwood National Park, based on 61 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Red-breasted Sapsucker in Redwood National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Red-breasted Sapsucker in Redwood National Park in our monthly data.