Genus

Melanerpes Woodpeckers

Melanerpes

19 species in our catalog · found in 122 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
FamilyPicidae (Woodpeckers)
GenusMelanerpes (Melanerpes Woodpeckers)

Species in this group

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

Melanerpes hoffmannii

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

Melanerpes uropygialis

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

Melanerpes carolinus

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

Melanerpes striatus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

LC Endemic

Melanerpes radiolatus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Melanerpes formicivorus

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Melanerpes aurifrons

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Melanerpes pucherani

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Melanerpes pygmaeus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Melanerpes superciliaris

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Melanerpes rubricapillus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Melanerpes cactorum

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Melanerpes cruentatus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Melanerpes erythrocephalus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Melanerpes candidus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Melanerpes chrysauchen

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Melanerpes flavifrons

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Melanerpes santacruzi

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Melanerpes lewis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~40%

Jan

~50%

Feb

~50%

Mar

~50%

Apr

~50%

May

~50%

Jun

~50%

Jul

~40%

Aug

~40%

Sep

~50%

Oct

~40%

Nov

~40%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Melanerpes 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	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	~90%
	Red-bellied Woodpecker			~90%
	Red-headed Woodpecker			~40%
2	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3	~90%
	Gila Woodpecker			~90%
	Acorn Woodpecker			<5%
	Lewis's Woodpecker			<5%
3	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	1	~90%
	Hoffmann's Woodpecker			~90%
4	Los Haitises National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	1	~90%
	Hispaniolan Woodpecker			~90%
5	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	3	~80%
	Golden-fronted Woodpecker			~70%
	Yucatán Woodpecker			~30%
	Velasquez's Woodpecker			~10%
6	Cabo Pulmo National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~80%
	Gila Woodpecker			~80%
7	Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park	🇯🇲 Jamaica	1	~80%
	Jamaican Woodpecker			~80%
8	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	4	~80%
	Acorn Woodpecker			~70%
	Black-cheeked Woodpecker			Insufficient data
	Red-crowned Woodpecker			<5%
	Hoffmann's Woodpecker			Insufficient data
9	Irazú Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~80%
	Acorn Woodpecker			~70%
	Hoffmann's Woodpecker			Insufficient data
10	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2	~70%
	Red-bellied Woodpecker			~60%
	Red-headed Woodpecker			~30%
11	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	~70%
	Red-bellied Woodpecker			~70%
	Red-headed Woodpecker			~10%
12	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	~70%
	Golden-fronted Woodpecker			~70%
	Acorn Woodpecker			Insufficient data
13	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	2	~70%
	Golden-fronted Woodpecker			~60%
	Black-cheeked Woodpecker			~20%
14	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	3	~70%
	Golden-fronted Woodpecker			~70%
	Black-cheeked Woodpecker			Insufficient data
	Acorn Woodpecker			Insufficient data
15	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~70%
	Hoffmann's Woodpecker			~70%
	Black-cheeked Woodpecker			<5%
16	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	2	~70%
	Red-crowned Woodpecker			~60%
	Black-cheeked Woodpecker			~20%
17	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	2	~60%
	Golden-fronted Woodpecker			~60%
	Acorn Woodpecker			<5%
18	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~60%
	Red-crowned Woodpecker			~50%
	Golden-naped Woodpecker			~30%
19	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~60%
	Black-cheeked Woodpecker			~60%
	Hoffmann's Woodpecker			Insufficient data
20	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	2	~60%
	Red-bellied Woodpecker			~60%
	Red-headed Woodpecker			Insufficient data
21	Celaque National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	2	~60%
	Acorn Woodpecker			~40%
	Golden-fronted Woodpecker			~40%
22	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	~60%
	Yucatán Woodpecker			~60%
	Golden-fronted Woodpecker			~10%
23	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2	~60%
	Red-crowned Woodpecker			~40%
	Black-cheeked Woodpecker			~30%
24	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2	~60%
	Red-crowned Woodpecker			~50%
	Black-cheeked Woodpecker			~30%
25	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~60%
	Gila Woodpecker			~60%
26	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	3	~60%
	Golden-fronted Woodpecker			~60%
	Acorn Woodpecker			<5%
	Black-cheeked Woodpecker			Insufficient data
27	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	~60%
	Red-crowned Woodpecker			~40%
	Acorn Woodpecker			~30%
	Golden-naped Woodpecker			<5%
28	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	~60%
	Red-bellied Woodpecker			~60%
	Red-headed Woodpecker			Insufficient data
29	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~60%
	Hoffmann's Woodpecker			~60%
30	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	3	~60%
	Golden-fronted Woodpecker			~50%
	Yucatán Woodpecker			~10%
	Velasquez's Woodpecker			Insufficient data
31	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	1	~60%
	West Indian Woodpecker			~60%
32	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	~60%
	Red-crowned Woodpecker			~40%
	Golden-naped Woodpecker			~20%
	Hoffmann's Woodpecker			<5%
33	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	~60%
	Hoffmann's Woodpecker			~50%
	Golden-naped Woodpecker			~10%
	Red-crowned Woodpecker			~10%
34	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~60%
	Hoffmann's Woodpecker			~60%
	Black-cheeked Woodpecker			Insufficient data
35	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~60%
	Black-cheeked Woodpecker			~50%
	Hoffmann's Woodpecker			~10%
36	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2	~60%
	Red-crowned Woodpecker			~60%
	Black-cheeked Woodpecker			Insufficient data
37	Tikal National Park	🇬🇹 Guatemala	5	~60%
	Golden-fronted Woodpecker			~50%
	Velasquez's Woodpecker			Insufficient data
	Acorn Woodpecker			Insufficient data
	Black-cheeked Woodpecker			<5%
	Yucatán Woodpecker			<5%
38	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	~60%
	Acorn Woodpecker			~30%
	Golden-fronted Woodpecker			~30%
39	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~50%
	Black-cheeked Woodpecker			~40%
	Hoffmann's Woodpecker			~20%
40	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	~50%
	Red-crowned Woodpecker			~40%
	Golden-naped Woodpecker			~10%
	Hoffmann's Woodpecker			~10%
41	Guadalupe Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	~50%
	Acorn Woodpecker			~50%
	Lewis's Woodpecker			<5%
42	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	~50%
	Black-cheeked Woodpecker			~50%
	Hoffmann's Woodpecker			~10%
	Acorn Woodpecker			<5%
43	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	4	~50%
	Red-crowned Woodpecker			~30%
	Black-cheeked Woodpecker			~20%
	Acorn Woodpecker			~10%
	Golden-naped Woodpecker			<5%
44	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2	~50%
	Black-cheeked Woodpecker			~30%
	Red-crowned Woodpecker			~30%
45	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~50%
	Hoffmann's Woodpecker			~50%
46	El Triunfo	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	~50%
	Golden-fronted Woodpecker			~50%
	Acorn Woodpecker			Insufficient data
47	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~50%
	Hoffmann's Woodpecker			~50%
	Black-cheeked Woodpecker			<5%
48	El Impenetrable National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	2	~50%
	White-fronted Woodpecker			~40%
	White Woodpecker			~10%
49	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	~50%
	Black-cheeked Woodpecker			~50%
50	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	5	~50%
	Acorn Woodpecker			~40%
	Golden-naped Woodpecker			Insufficient data
	Hoffmann's Woodpecker			<5%
	Black-cheeked Woodpecker			<5%
	Red-crowned Woodpecker			Insufficient data
51	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	3	~50%
	Acorn Woodpecker			~40%
	Red-crowned Woodpecker			~10%
	Black-cheeked Woodpecker			<5%
52	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2	~50%
	Acorn Woodpecker			~40%
	Red-crowned Woodpecker			~20%
53	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	~50%
	Golden-fronted Woodpecker			~40%
	Black-cheeked Woodpecker			~20%
54	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~50%
	Hoffmann's Woodpecker			~50%
55	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	~50%
	Red-bellied Woodpecker			~50%
	Red-headed Woodpecker			<5%
56	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	2	~50%
	Acorn Woodpecker			~50%
	Lewis's Woodpecker			<5%
57	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	~50%
	Red-crowned Woodpecker			~50%
58	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	~50%
	Golden-fronted Woodpecker			~30%
	Yucatán Woodpecker			~20%
59	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	3	~50%
	Golden-fronted Woodpecker			~30%
	Yucatán Woodpecker			~10%
	Velasquez's Woodpecker			~10%
60	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~40%
	Golden-naped Woodpecker			~30%
	Red-crowned Woodpecker			~20%
61	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	2	~40%
	Red-crowned Woodpecker			~40%
	Black-cheeked Woodpecker			<5%
62	La Tigra National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	2	~40%
	Golden-fronted Woodpecker			~30%
	Acorn Woodpecker			~20%
63	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	~40%
	Yellow-tufted Woodpecker			~40%
64	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~40%
	Black-cheeked Woodpecker			~40%
	Hoffmann's Woodpecker			Insufficient data
65	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	3	~40%
	White-fronted Woodpecker			~30%
	Yellow-tufted Woodpecker			~20%
	White Woodpecker			<5%
66	Jaragua National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	1	~40%
	Hispaniolan Woodpecker			~40%
67	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	3	~40%
	Golden-fronted Woodpecker			~30%
	Velasquez's Woodpecker			Insufficient data
	Black-cheeked Woodpecker			Insufficient data
68	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	3	~40%
	Golden-fronted Woodpecker			~30%
	Black-cheeked Woodpecker			~20%
	Acorn Woodpecker			<5%
69	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	~40%
	Yellow-tufted Woodpecker			~40%
70	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	1	~40%
	Red-crowned Woodpecker			~40%
71	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	2	~30%
	Yellow-tufted Woodpecker			~30%
	Red-crowned Woodpecker			<5%
72	Chapada dos Guimarães National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	2	~30%
	Yellow-tufted Woodpecker			~30%
	White Woodpecker			~10%
73	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	~30%
	Acorn Woodpecker			~30%
	Lewis's Woodpecker			<5%
74	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~30%
	Black-cheeked Woodpecker			~30%
	Hoffmann's Woodpecker			<5%
75	Emas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	~30%
	White Woodpecker			~30%
76	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	~30%
	Hoffmann's Woodpecker			~30%
	Red-crowned Woodpecker			Insufficient data
	Black-cheeked Woodpecker			Insufficient data
77	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	1	~30%
	Red-crowned Woodpecker			~30%
78	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	2	~30%
	Yellow-tufted Woodpecker			~30%
	White Woodpecker			Insufficient data
79	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	1	~30%
	Yellow-tufted Woodpecker			~30%
80	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	1	~30%
	Yellow-tufted Woodpecker			~30%
81	Poás Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	~20%
	Acorn Woodpecker			~20%
	Hoffmann's Woodpecker			Insufficient data
	Black-cheeked Woodpecker			Insufficient data
82	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	~20%
	Yellow-tufted Woodpecker			~20%
83	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	~20%
	Black-cheeked Woodpecker			~20%
84	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~20%
	Gila Woodpecker			~20%
85	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	~20%
	Yellow-tufted Woodpecker			~20%
86	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	2	~20%
	Yellow-fronted Woodpecker			~20%
	White Woodpecker			~10%
87	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	1	~20%
	Yellow-tufted Woodpecker			~20%
88	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	2	~20%
	Yellow-fronted Woodpecker			~20%
	White Woodpecker			<5%
89	Puracé National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	2	~20%
	Red-crowned Woodpecker			~10%
	Acorn Woodpecker			~10%
90	Noel Kempff Mercado National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	1	~20%
	Yellow-tufted Woodpecker			~20%
91	Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	~20%
	Acorn Woodpecker			~20%
	Golden-fronted Woodpecker			Insufficient data
92	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	3	~20%
	White Woodpecker			~10%
	Yellow-tufted Woodpecker			Insufficient data
	White-fronted Woodpecker			<5%
93	Iberá National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	2	~10%
	White Woodpecker			~10%
	White-fronted Woodpecker			<5%
94	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	~10%
	Acorn Woodpecker			~10%
	Lewis's Woodpecker			<5%
95	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3	~10%
	Red-headed Woodpecker			~10%
	Acorn Woodpecker			<5%
	Lewis's Woodpecker			Insufficient data
96	El Palmar National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1	~10%
	White Woodpecker			~10%
97	Badlands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~10%
	Red-headed Woodpecker			~10%
98	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	~10%
	Acorn Woodpecker			~10%
	Lewis's Woodpecker			Insufficient data
99	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	2	~10%
	Acorn Woodpecker			~10%
	Red-crowned Woodpecker			<5%
100	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	~10%
	Lewis's Woodpecker			~10%
	Acorn Woodpecker			<5%
101	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	~10%
	Black-cheeked Woodpecker			~10%
102	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3	~10%
	Gila Woodpecker			Insufficient data
	Acorn Woodpecker			<5%
	Lewis's Woodpecker			<5%
103	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~10%
	Red-bellied Woodpecker			Insufficient data
104	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	2	~10%
	Yellow-fronted Woodpecker			<5%
	White Woodpecker			<5%
105	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	~10%
	Yellow-tufted Woodpecker			~10%
106	Itatiaia National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	2	~10%
	White Woodpecker			<5%
	Yellow-fronted Woodpecker			<5%
107	Serra da Canastra National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	~10%
	White Woodpecker			~10%
108	Canaima National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	2	~10%
	Yellow-tufted Woodpecker			<5%
	Red-crowned Woodpecker			Insufficient data
109	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Red-bellied Woodpecker			<5%
110	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	<5%
	Red-headed Woodpecker			<5%
111	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	<5%
	Acorn Woodpecker			Insufficient data
	Lewis's Woodpecker			<5%
112	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	3	<5%
	Yellow-tufted Woodpecker			<5%
	Red-crowned Woodpecker			Insufficient data
	Acorn Woodpecker			Insufficient data
113	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	<5%
	Lewis's Woodpecker			<5%
	Red-headed Woodpecker			Insufficient data
114	Voyageurs National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	<5%
	Red-bellied Woodpecker			Insufficient data
	Red-headed Woodpecker			Insufficient data
115	Brownsberg Nature Park	🇸🇷 Suriname	1	<5%
	Yellow-tufted Woodpecker			Insufficient data
116	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	<5%
	Red-headed Woodpecker			<5%
	Lewis's Woodpecker			<5%
117	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	2	<5%
	Yellow-fronted Woodpecker			Insufficient data
	White Woodpecker			Insufficient data
118	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Lewis's Woodpecker			<5%
119	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Lewis's Woodpecker			<5%
120	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	<5%
	Red-bellied Woodpecker			Insufficient data
121	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	<5%
	Lewis's Woodpecker			Insufficient data
122	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Acorn Woodpecker			Insufficient data