Downy Woodpecker

Closest Relatives at Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks

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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	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	70–80%
2	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	60–70%
3	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	50–60%
4	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	40–50%
5	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	30–40%
6	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	30–40%
7	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	20–30%
8	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	20–30%
9	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	20–30%
10	Kluane National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	20–30%
11	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
12	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
13	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
14	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
15	Wood Buffalo National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
16	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
17	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
18	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
19	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
20	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
21	Voyageurs National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
22	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	0–10%
23	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	0–10%
24	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
25	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	0–10%
26	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
27	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
28	Kenai Fjords National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
29	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
30	Badlands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
31	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
32	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
33	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
34	Denali National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
35	Guadalupe Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
36	Katmai National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Downy Woodpecker in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks?

About 4% of visitor-days record a Downy Woodpecker sighting in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, based on 129 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Downy Woodpecker in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks?

January has the highest sighting rate for Downy Woodpecker in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks in our monthly data.