Black Woodpecker

Black Woodpecker

Dryocopus martius

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Tatra National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
10–20
Mar
10–20
Apr
<5
May
10–20
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
20–30
Sep
10–20
Oct
10–20
Nov
0–10
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 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
40–50%
2 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
20–30%
3 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
10–20%
4 Biebrza National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
10–20%
5 Tatra National Park 🇸🇰 Slovakia
10–20%
6 Mercantour National Park 🇫🇷 France
10–20%
7 Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
10–20%
8 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
10–20%
9 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
10–20%
10 Hortobágy National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
0–10%
11 Aigüestortes National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
0–10%
12 Triglav National Park 🇸🇮 Slovenia
0–10%
13 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
0–10%
14 Gauja National Park 🇱🇻 Latvia
0–10%
15 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
16 Picos de Europa National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Black Woodpecker in Tatra National Park?

About 12% of visitor-days record a Black Woodpecker sighting in Tatra National Park, based on 67 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Black Woodpecker in Tatra National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Black Woodpecker in Tatra National Park in our monthly data.

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