Genus

Dryobates Woodpeckers

Dryobates

5 species in our catalog · found in 79 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
FamilyPicidae (Woodpeckers)
GenusDryobates (Dryobates Woodpeckers)

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Dryobates pubescens

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Dryobates scalaris

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Dryobates nuttallii

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Dryobates minor

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Dryobates cathpharius

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~40%

Jan

~40%

Feb

~30%

Mar

~30%

Apr

~30%

May

~30%

Jun

~30%

Jul

~30%

Aug

~30%

Sep

~30%

Oct

~30%

Nov

~40%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Dryobates Woodpeckers

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	~80%
	Downy Woodpecker			~80%
2	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~70%
	Downy Woodpecker			~70%
3	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~60%
	Ladder-backed Woodpecker			~60%
4	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~60%
	Downy Woodpecker			~60%
5	Guadalupe Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	~50%
	Ladder-backed Woodpecker			~50%
	Downy Woodpecker			Insufficient data
6	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~50%
	Ladder-backed Woodpecker			~50%
7	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~40%
	Downy Woodpecker			~40%
8	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	~40%
	Ladder-backed Woodpecker			~40%
	Nuttall's Woodpecker			Insufficient data
9	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~30%
	Downy Woodpecker			~30%
10	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~30%
	Downy Woodpecker			~30%
11	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	3	~30%
	Nuttall's Woodpecker			~20%
	Downy Woodpecker			<5%
	Ladder-backed Woodpecker			Insufficient data
12	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	~30%
	Downy Woodpecker			~30%
13	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	~30%
	Downy Woodpecker			~30%
14	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	~30%
	Downy Woodpecker			~20%
	Ladder-backed Woodpecker			~10%
15	Cabo Pulmo National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~30%
	Ladder-backed Woodpecker			~30%
16	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	~30%
	Downy Woodpecker			~30%
17	Kluane National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	~20%
	Downy Woodpecker			~20%
18	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	1	~20%
	Downy Woodpecker			~20%
19	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~20%
	Downy Woodpecker			~20%
20	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	1	~20%
	Lesser Spotted Woodpecker			~20%
21	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	~20%
	Downy Woodpecker			~10%
	Nuttall's Woodpecker			~10%
22	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	~20%
	Downy Woodpecker			~20%
23	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~20%
	Downy Woodpecker			~20%
24	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	~10%
	Downy Woodpecker			~10%
	Nuttall's Woodpecker			<5%
25	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1	~10%
	Lesser Spotted Woodpecker			~10%
26	Wood Buffalo National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	~10%
	Downy Woodpecker			~10%
27	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~10%
	Downy Woodpecker			~10%
28	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~10%
	Ladder-backed Woodpecker			~10%
29	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~10%
	Downy Woodpecker			~10%
30	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~10%
	Downy Woodpecker			~10%
31	Voyageurs National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~10%
	Downy Woodpecker			~10%
32	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~10%
	Ladder-backed Woodpecker			~10%
33	Khangchendzonga National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~10%
	Crimson-breasted Woodpecker			~10%
34	Jiuzhaigou National Park	🇨🇳 China	1	~10%
	Crimson-breasted Woodpecker			Insufficient data
35	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	1	~10%
	Lesser Spotted Woodpecker			~10%
36	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	~10%
	Lesser Spotted Woodpecker			~10%
37	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	~10%
	Downy Woodpecker			~10%
38	Langtang National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	1	~10%
	Crimson-breasted Woodpecker			~10%
39	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	1	~10%
	Downy Woodpecker			~10%
40	Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~10%
	Ladder-backed Woodpecker			~10%
41	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~10%
	Ladder-backed Woodpecker			~10%
42	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	~10%
	Lesser Spotted Woodpecker			~10%
43	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~10%
	Downy Woodpecker			~10%
44	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3	~10%
	Ladder-backed Woodpecker			<5%
	Nuttall's Woodpecker			<5%
	Downy Woodpecker			<5%
45	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1	~10%
	Lesser Spotted Woodpecker			~10%
46	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~10%
	Ladder-backed Woodpecker			~10%
47	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	~10%
	Downy Woodpecker			<5%
	Ladder-backed Woodpecker			<5%
48	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	~10%
	Lesser Spotted Woodpecker			~10%
49	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	~10%
	Downy Woodpecker			~10%
50	Mercantour National Park	🇫🇷 France	1	~10%
	Lesser Spotted Woodpecker			~10%
51	Plitvice Lakes National Park	🇭🇷 Croatia	1	<5%
	Lesser Spotted Woodpecker			<5%
52	Gauja National Park	🇱🇻 Latvia	1	<5%
	Lesser Spotted Woodpecker			<5%
53	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Downy Woodpecker			<5%
54	Aigüestortes National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	<5%
	Lesser Spotted Woodpecker			<5%
55	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1	<5%
	Lesser Spotted Woodpecker			<5%
56	Ecrins National Park	🇫🇷 France	1	<5%
	Lesser Spotted Woodpecker			Insufficient data
57	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	<5%
	Ladder-backed Woodpecker			<5%
58	Kenai Fjords National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Downy Woodpecker			<5%
59	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1	<5%
	Lesser Spotted Woodpecker			<5%
60	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	1	<5%
	Lesser Spotted Woodpecker			<5%
61	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	1	<5%
	Lesser Spotted Woodpecker			<5%
62	Katmai National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Downy Woodpecker			Insufficient data
63	Badlands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Downy Woodpecker			<5%
64	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Downy Woodpecker			<5%
65	Camargue	🇫🇷 France	1	<5%
	Lesser Spotted Woodpecker			<5%
66	Hohe Tauern National Park	🇦🇹 Austria	1	<5%
	Lesser Spotted Woodpecker			Insufficient data
67	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	1	<5%
	Downy Woodpecker			<5%
68	Vanoise National Park	🇫🇷 France	1	<5%
	Lesser Spotted Woodpecker			Insufficient data
69	Triglav National Park	🇸🇮 Slovenia	1	<5%
	Lesser Spotted Woodpecker			<5%
70	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	<5%
	Ladder-backed Woodpecker			<5%
71	Tatra National Park	🇸🇰 Slovakia	1	<5%
	Lesser Spotted Woodpecker			<5%
72	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	<5%
	Ladder-backed Woodpecker			<5%
73	Royal Manas National Park	🇧🇹 Bhutan	1	<5%
	Crimson-breasted Woodpecker			<5%
74	Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	<5%
	Lesser Spotted Woodpecker			Insufficient data
75	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1	<5%
	Lesser Spotted Woodpecker			<5%
76	Tikal National Park	🇬🇹 Guatemala	1	<5%
	Ladder-backed Woodpecker			<5%
77	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	<5%
	Ladder-backed Woodpecker			Insufficient data
78	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	<5%
	Ladder-backed Woodpecker			Insufficient data
79	Denali National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Downy Woodpecker			<5%

Dryobates Woodpeckers

Species in this group

Downy Woodpecker

Ladder-backed Woodpecker

Nuttall's Woodpecker

Lesser Spotted Woodpecker

Crimson-breasted Woodpecker

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Dryobates Woodpeckers

Parks Ranked