Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

Sphyrapicus varius

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Riding Mountain National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
10–20
Feb
20–30
Mar
40–50
Apr
40–50
May
40–50
Jun
30–40
Jul
10–20
Aug
20–30
Sep
10–20
Oct
20–30
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 Riding Mountain National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
30–40%
2 Wood Buffalo National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
30–40%
3 Congaree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
4 Elk Island National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
20–30%
5 Voyageurs National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
6 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
7 Ciénaga de Zapata 🇨🇺 Cuba
10–20%
8 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
0–10%
9 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
0–10%
10 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
0–10%
11 Isle Royale National Park 🇺🇸 United States
0–10%
12 Kluane National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
0–10%
13 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
0–10%
14 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
0–10%
15 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
0–10%
16 Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
17 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
18 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
19 Cusuco National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
<5%
20 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
21 Jasper National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
22 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
23 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
24 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
25 Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park 🇯🇲 Jamaica
<5%
26 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
<5%
27 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
<5%
28 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize
<5%
29 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
30 Masaya Volcano National Park 🇳🇮 Nicaragua
<5%
31 Cape Breton Highlands National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
32 Cañón del Sumidero National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
33 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
34 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
35 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
36 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
37 Los Quetzales National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
38 Zion National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
39 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
40 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
41 Banff National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
42 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
43 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
44 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
45 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
46 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
47 Nahanni National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
48 Celaque National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
49 Guadalupe Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
50 Biotopo Cerro Cahuí 🇬🇹 Guatemala
Insufficient data
51 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
52 Wrangell-St. Elias National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
53 La Tigra National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
54 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
55 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
56 Irazú Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
57 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
58 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
59 Volcán Barú National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
60 Grand Canyon National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
61 Gros Morne National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
62 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
63 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
64 Yosemite National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
65 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
66 Rocky Mountain National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker in Riding Mountain National Park?

About 35% of visitor-days record a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker sighting in Riding Mountain National Park, based on 179 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Yellow-bellied Sapsucker in Riding Mountain National Park?

June has the highest sighting rate for Yellow-bellied Sapsucker in Riding Mountain National Park in our monthly data.

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