Yucatán Woodpecker

Yucatán Woodpecker

Melanerpes pygmaeus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve

Closest Relatives at Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve

Golden-fronted Woodpecker
LC

Golden-fronted Woodpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Melanerpes aurifrons

30–40% · Possible
Velasquez's Woodpecker

Velasquez's Woodpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Melanerpes santacruzi

10–20% · With luck
Ladder-backed Woodpecker
LC

Ladder-backed Woodpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dryobates scalaris

10–20% · With luck
Lineated Woodpecker

Lineated Woodpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dryocopus lineatus

0–10% · With luck
Golden-olive Woodpecker
LC

Golden-olive Woodpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Colaptes rubiginosus

<5% · Rare
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
LC

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sphyrapicus varius

Insufficient data
Pale-billed Woodpecker
LC

Pale-billed Woodpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Campephilus guatemalensis

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

0–10
Jan
10–20
Feb
10–20
Mar
0–10
Apr
10–20
May
10–20
Jun
20–30
Jul
0–10
Aug
10–20
Sep
0–10
Oct
10–20
Nov
10–20
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
60–70%
2 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
30–40%
3 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
20–30%
4 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
5 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Yucatán Woodpecker in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve?

About 12% of visitor-days record a Yucatán Woodpecker sighting in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve, based on 119 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Yucatán Woodpecker in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve?

July has the highest sighting rate for Yucatán Woodpecker in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.

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