Ladder-backed Woodpecker
Dryobates scalaris
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
- FamilyPicidae (Woodpeckers)
- GenusDryobates (Dryobates Woodpeckers)
- SpeciesDryobates scalaris (Ladder-backed Woodpecker)
Closest Relatives at Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
Nuttall's Woodpecker
Dryobates nuttallii
Downy Woodpecker
Dryobates pubescens
Acorn Woodpecker
Melanerpes formicivorus
Northern Flicker
Colaptes auratus
Hairy Woodpecker
Leuconotopicus villosus
White-headed Woodpecker
Leuconotopicus albolarvatus
Red-breasted Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus ruber
Pileated Woodpecker
Dryocopus pileatus
Williamson's Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus thyroideus
Red-naped Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus nuchalis
Black-backed Woodpecker
Picoides arcticus
Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewis
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Ladder-backed Woodpecker at Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ 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 | Big Bend National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Guadalupe Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Joshua Tree National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 5 | Celestún Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 6 | Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 7 | Zion National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 9 | El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 10 | Bahía de Loreto National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 11 | Death Valley National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 12 | Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 13 | Grand Canyon National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 14 | Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 15 | Calakmul Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 16 | Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 17 | Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 18 | Cañón del Sumidero National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico |