Red-headed Woodpecker

Closest Relatives at Shenandoah National Park

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	30–40%
2	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	20–30%
3	Badlands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
4	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
5	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
6	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
7	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
8	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
9	Voyageurs National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
10	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
11	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data

Quick answers

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

About 7% of visitor-days record a Red-headed Woodpecker sighting in Shenandoah National Park, based on 1262 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

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

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