Pileated 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	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	80–90%
2	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	40–50%
3	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	30–40%
4	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
5	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
6	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	20–30%
7	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
8	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
9	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
10	Voyageurs National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
11	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
12	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
13	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
14	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
15	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	0–10%
16	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
17	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	0–10%
18	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
19	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
20	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
21	Wood Buffalo National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
22	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
23	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data

Quick answers

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

About 10% of visitor-days record a Pileated Woodpecker sighting in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, based on 308 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

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

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