Red-bellied Woodpecker

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Melanerpes carolinus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
60–70% · Likely
overall probability at Shenandoah National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

70–80
Jan
70–80
Feb
70–80
Mar
70–80
Apr
60–70
May
50–60
Jun
50–60
Jul
50–60
Aug
70–80
Sep
70–80
Oct
70–80
Nov
70–80
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 Congaree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
80–90%
2 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
60–70%
3 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
60–70%
4 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
50–60%
5 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
40–50%
6 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
7 Isle Royale National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
8 Voyageurs National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
9 Cape Breton Highlands National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Red-bellied Woodpecker in Shenandoah National Park?

About 68% of visitor-days record a Red-bellied Woodpecker sighting in Shenandoah National Park, based on 11808 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Red-bellied Woodpecker in Shenandoah National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Red-bellied Woodpecker in Shenandoah National Park in our monthly data.

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