Velasquez's Woodpecker

Closest Relatives at Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve

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	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
2	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
3	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	Insufficient data
4	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Velasquez's Woodpecker in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve?

About 10% of visitor-days record a Velasquez's Woodpecker sighting in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve, based on 5 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Velasquez's Woodpecker in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve?

April has the highest sighting rate for Velasquez's Woodpecker in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.