Genus

Melanerpes Woodpeckers

Melanerpes

19 species in our catalog · found in 117 parks

Species in this group

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

Melanerpes hoffmannii

Melanerpes carolinus

Melanerpes striatus

Melanerpes radiolatus

70–80% · Very likely

LC Endemic

Melanerpes formicivorus

70–80% · Very likely

Melanerpes aurifrons

70–80% · Very likely

Melanerpes pucherani

60–70% · Likely

Melanerpes uropygialis

60–70% · Likely

Melanerpes pygmaeus

60–70% · Likely

LC Endemic

Melanerpes superciliaris

50–60% · Likely

Melanerpes rubricapillus

50–60% · Likely

Melanerpes cactorum

40–50% · Likely

Melanerpes cruentatus

40–50% · Likely

Melanerpes erythrocephalus

30–40% · Possible

Melanerpes candidus

30–40% · Possible

Melanerpes chrysauchen

20–30% · Possible

Melanerpes flavifrons

10–20% · Possible

Melanerpes santacruzi

10–20% · With luck

Melanerpes lewis

0–10% · With luck

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📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

40–50

Jan

40–50

Feb

40–50

Mar

40–50

Apr

40–50

May

40–50

Jun

40–50

Jul

40–50

Aug

40–50

Sep

40–50

Oct

40–50

Nov

40–50

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	P(≥1)
1	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	90–100%
	Red-bellied Woodpecker			80–90%
	Red-headed Woodpecker			30–40%
2	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	1	80–90%
	Hoffmann's Woodpecker			80–90%
3	Los Haitises National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	1	80–90%
	Hispaniolan Woodpecker			80–90%
4	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	3	80–90%
	Golden-fronted Woodpecker			70–80%
	Yucatán Woodpecker			30–40%
	Velasquez's Woodpecker			10–20%
5	Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park	🇯🇲 Jamaica	1	70–80%
	Jamaican Woodpecker			70–80%
6	Irazú Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	70–80%
	Acorn Woodpecker			70–80%
	Hoffmann's Woodpecker			Insufficient data
7	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2	70–80%
	Red-bellied Woodpecker			60–70%
	Red-headed Woodpecker			20–30%
8	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	70–80%
	Red-bellied Woodpecker			60–70%
	Red-headed Woodpecker			0–10%
9	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	70–80%
	Golden-fronted Woodpecker			70–80%
	Acorn Woodpecker			Insufficient data
10	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	2	60–70%
	Golden-fronted Woodpecker			60–70%
	Black-cheeked Woodpecker			20–30%
11	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	3	60–70%
	Golden-fronted Woodpecker			60–70%
	Black-cheeked Woodpecker			Insufficient data
	Acorn Woodpecker			Insufficient data
12	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	60–70%
	Hoffmann's Woodpecker			60–70%
	Black-cheeked Woodpecker			<5%
13	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	60–70%
	Golden-fronted Woodpecker			40–50%
	Acorn Woodpecker			30–40%
14	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	2	60–70%
	Red-crowned Woodpecker			50–60%
	Black-cheeked Woodpecker			20–30%
15	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	2	60–70%
	Golden-fronted Woodpecker			60–70%
	Acorn Woodpecker			<5%
16	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	60–70%
	Red-crowned Woodpecker			50–60%
	Golden-naped Woodpecker			20–30%
17	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	60–70%
	Black-cheeked Woodpecker			60–70%
	Hoffmann's Woodpecker			Insufficient data
18	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	2	60–70%
	Red-bellied Woodpecker			60–70%
	Red-headed Woodpecker			Insufficient data
19	Celaque National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	2	60–70%
	Acorn Woodpecker			40–50%
	Golden-fronted Woodpecker			30–40%
20	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	60–70%
	Yucatán Woodpecker			60–70%
	Golden-fronted Woodpecker			0–10%
21	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2	60–70%
	Red-crowned Woodpecker			40–50%
	Black-cheeked Woodpecker			30–40%
22	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2	60–70%
	Red-crowned Woodpecker			40–50%
	Black-cheeked Woodpecker			20–30%
23	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	60–70%
	Gila Woodpecker			60–70%
24	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	3	60–70%
	Golden-fronted Woodpecker			50–60%
	Acorn Woodpecker			<5%
	Black-cheeked Woodpecker			Insufficient data
25	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	50–60%
	Red-crowned Woodpecker			30–40%
	Acorn Woodpecker			30–40%
	Golden-naped Woodpecker			<5%
26	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	50–60%
	Red-bellied Woodpecker			50–60%
	Red-headed Woodpecker			Insufficient data
27	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	50–60%
	Hoffmann's Woodpecker			50–60%
28	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	3	50–60%
	Golden-fronted Woodpecker			50–60%
	Yucatán Woodpecker			10–20%
	Velasquez's Woodpecker			Insufficient data
29	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	1	50–60%
	West Indian Woodpecker			50–60%
30	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	50–60%
	Red-crowned Woodpecker			40–50%
	Golden-naped Woodpecker			20–30%
	Hoffmann's Woodpecker			<5%
31	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	50–60%
	Hoffmann's Woodpecker			40–50%
	Golden-naped Woodpecker			10–20%
	Red-crowned Woodpecker			0–10%
32	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	50–60%
	Hoffmann's Woodpecker			50–60%
	Black-cheeked Woodpecker			Insufficient data
33	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	50–60%
	Black-cheeked Woodpecker			50–60%
	Hoffmann's Woodpecker			0–10%
34	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2	50–60%
	Red-crowned Woodpecker			50–60%
	Black-cheeked Woodpecker			Insufficient data
35	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	50–60%
	Acorn Woodpecker			30–40%
	Golden-fronted Woodpecker			30–40%
36	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	2	50–60%
	Red-crowned Woodpecker			50–60%
	Black-cheeked Woodpecker			<5%
37	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	50–60%
	Black-cheeked Woodpecker			40–50%
	Hoffmann's Woodpecker			20–30%
38	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	50–60%
	Red-crowned Woodpecker			40–50%
	Golden-naped Woodpecker			10–20%
	Hoffmann's Woodpecker			0–10%
39	Guadalupe Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	50–60%
	Acorn Woodpecker			50–60%
	Lewis's Woodpecker			<5%
40	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	50–60%
	Black-cheeked Woodpecker			40–50%
	Hoffmann's Woodpecker			10–20%
	Acorn Woodpecker			<5%
41	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	4	50–60%
	Red-crowned Woodpecker			20–30%
	Black-cheeked Woodpecker			20–30%
	Acorn Woodpecker			10–20%
	Golden-naped Woodpecker			<5%
42	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2	50–60%
	Black-cheeked Woodpecker			30–40%
	Red-crowned Woodpecker			20–30%
43	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	50–60%
	Hoffmann's Woodpecker			50–60%
44	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	50–60%
	Hoffmann's Woodpecker			40–50%
	Black-cheeked Woodpecker			<5%
45	El Impenetrable National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	2	50–60%
	White-fronted Woodpecker			40–50%
	White Woodpecker			10–20%
46	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	40–50%
	Black-cheeked Woodpecker			40–50%
47	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	5	40–50%
	Acorn Woodpecker			40–50%
	Golden-naped Woodpecker			Insufficient data
	Hoffmann's Woodpecker			<5%
	Black-cheeked Woodpecker			<5%
	Red-crowned Woodpecker			Insufficient data
48	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	3	40–50%
	Acorn Woodpecker			40–50%
	Red-crowned Woodpecker			0–10%
	Black-cheeked Woodpecker			<5%
49	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2	40–50%
	Acorn Woodpecker			30–40%
	Red-crowned Woodpecker			10–20%
50	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	40–50%
	Golden-fronted Woodpecker			30–40%
	Black-cheeked Woodpecker			10–20%
51	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	40–50%
	Hoffmann's Woodpecker			40–50%
52	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	40–50%
	Red-bellied Woodpecker			40–50%
	Red-headed Woodpecker			<5%
53	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	2	40–50%
	Acorn Woodpecker			40–50%
	Lewis's Woodpecker			<5%
54	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	40–50%
	Red-crowned Woodpecker			40–50%
55	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	40–50%
	Golden-fronted Woodpecker			20–30%
	Yucatán Woodpecker			20–30%
56	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	3	40–50%
	Golden-fronted Woodpecker			30–40%
	Yucatán Woodpecker			10–20%
	Velasquez's Woodpecker			10–20%
57	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	40–50%
	Golden-naped Woodpecker			20–30%
	Red-crowned Woodpecker			20–30%
58	La Tigra National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	2	40–50%
	Golden-fronted Woodpecker			20–30%
	Acorn Woodpecker			20–30%
59	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	40–50%
	Yellow-tufted Woodpecker			40–50%
60	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	40–50%
	Black-cheeked Woodpecker			30–40%
	Hoffmann's Woodpecker			Insufficient data
61	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	3	40–50%
	White-fronted Woodpecker			20–30%
	Yellow-tufted Woodpecker			10–20%
	White Woodpecker			<5%
62	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	3	30–40%
	Golden-fronted Woodpecker			30–40%
	Velasquez's Woodpecker			Insufficient data
	Black-cheeked Woodpecker			Insufficient data
63	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	3	30–40%
	Golden-fronted Woodpecker			20–30%
	Black-cheeked Woodpecker			10–20%
	Acorn Woodpecker			<5%
64	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	30–40%
	Yellow-tufted Woodpecker			30–40%
65	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	1	30–40%
	Red-crowned Woodpecker			30–40%
66	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	2	30–40%
	Yellow-tufted Woodpecker			30–40%
	Red-crowned Woodpecker			<5%
67	Chapada dos Guimarães National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	2	30–40%
	Yellow-tufted Woodpecker			20–30%
	White Woodpecker			0–10%
68	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	30–40%
	Acorn Woodpecker			30–40%
	Lewis's Woodpecker			<5%
69	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	30–40%
	Black-cheeked Woodpecker			30–40%
	Hoffmann's Woodpecker			<5%
70	Emas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	30–40%
	White Woodpecker			30–40%
71	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	30–40%
	Hoffmann's Woodpecker			20–30%
	Red-crowned Woodpecker			Insufficient data
	Black-cheeked Woodpecker			Insufficient data
72	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	1	20–30%
	Red-crowned Woodpecker			20–30%
73	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	2	20–30%
	Yellow-tufted Woodpecker			20–30%
	White Woodpecker			Insufficient data
74	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	1	20–30%
	Yellow-tufted Woodpecker			20–30%
75	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	1	20–30%
	Yellow-tufted Woodpecker			20–30%
76	Poás Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	20–30%
	Acorn Woodpecker			20–30%
	Hoffmann's Woodpecker			Insufficient data
	Black-cheeked Woodpecker			Insufficient data
77	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	20–30%
	Yellow-tufted Woodpecker			20–30%
78	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	20–30%
	Black-cheeked Woodpecker			20–30%
79	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	20–30%
	Gila Woodpecker			20–30%
80	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	20–30%
	Yellow-tufted Woodpecker			20–30%
81	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	2	20–30%
	Yellow-fronted Woodpecker			10–20%
	White Woodpecker			0–10%
82	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	1	20–30%
	Yellow-tufted Woodpecker			20–30%
83	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	2	10–20%
	Yellow-fronted Woodpecker			10–20%
	White Woodpecker			<5%
84	Puracé National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	2	10–20%
	Red-crowned Woodpecker			10–20%
	Acorn Woodpecker			0–10%
85	Noel Kempff Mercado National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	1	10–20%
	Yellow-tufted Woodpecker			10–20%
86	Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	10–20%
	Acorn Woodpecker			10–20%
	Golden-fronted Woodpecker			Insufficient data
87	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	3	10–20%
	White Woodpecker			10–20%
	Yellow-tufted Woodpecker			Insufficient data
	White-fronted Woodpecker			<5%
88	Iberá National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	2	10–20%
	White Woodpecker			10–20%
	White-fronted Woodpecker			<5%
89	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	10–20%
	Acorn Woodpecker			10–20%
	Lewis's Woodpecker			<5%
90	El Palmar National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1	10–20%
	White Woodpecker			10–20%
91	Badlands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	10–20%
	Red-headed Woodpecker			10–20%
92	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3	10–20%
	Red-headed Woodpecker			10–20%
	Acorn Woodpecker			<5%
	Lewis's Woodpecker			Insufficient data
93	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	0–10%
	Acorn Woodpecker			0–10%
	Lewis's Woodpecker			Insufficient data
94	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	2	0–10%
	Acorn Woodpecker			0–10%
	Red-crowned Woodpecker			<5%
95	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	0–10%
	Lewis's Woodpecker			0–10%
	Acorn Woodpecker			<5%
96	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3	0–10%
	Gila Woodpecker			Insufficient data
	Acorn Woodpecker			<5%
	Lewis's Woodpecker			<5%
97	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	0–10%
	Black-cheeked Woodpecker			0–10%
98	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	0–10%
	Red-bellied Woodpecker			Insufficient data
99	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	2	0–10%
	Yellow-fronted Woodpecker			<5%
	White Woodpecker			<5%
100	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	0–10%
	Yellow-tufted Woodpecker			0–10%
101	Itatiaia National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	2	0–10%
	White Woodpecker			<5%
	Yellow-fronted Woodpecker			<5%
102	Serra da Canastra National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	0–10%
	White Woodpecker			0–10%
103	Canaima National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	2	0–10%
	Yellow-tufted Woodpecker			<5%
	Red-crowned Woodpecker			Insufficient data
104	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Red-bellied Woodpecker			<5%
105	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	<5%
	Red-headed Woodpecker			<5%
106	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	<5%
	Acorn Woodpecker			Insufficient data
	Lewis's Woodpecker			<5%
107	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	3	<5%
	Yellow-tufted Woodpecker			<5%
	Red-crowned Woodpecker			Insufficient data
	Acorn Woodpecker			Insufficient data
108	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	<5%
	Lewis's Woodpecker			<5%
	Red-headed Woodpecker			Insufficient data
109	Voyageurs National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	<5%
	Red-bellied Woodpecker			Insufficient data
	Red-headed Woodpecker			Insufficient data
110	Brownsberg Nature Park	🇸🇷 Suriname	1	<5%
	Yellow-tufted Woodpecker			Insufficient data
111	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	<5%
	Red-headed Woodpecker			<5%
	Lewis's Woodpecker			<5%
112	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	2	<5%
	Yellow-fronted Woodpecker			Insufficient data
	White Woodpecker			Insufficient data
113	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Lewis's Woodpecker			<5%
114	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Lewis's Woodpecker			<5%
115	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	<5%
	Red-bellied Woodpecker			Insufficient data
116	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	<5%
	Lewis's Woodpecker			Insufficient data
117	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Acorn Woodpecker			Insufficient data

Melanerpes Woodpeckers

Species in this group

Hoffmann's Woodpecker

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Hispaniolan Woodpecker

Jamaican Woodpecker

Acorn Woodpecker

Golden-fronted Woodpecker

Black-cheeked Woodpecker

Gila Woodpecker

Yucatán Woodpecker

West Indian Woodpecker

Red-crowned Woodpecker

White-fronted Woodpecker

Yellow-tufted Woodpecker

Red-headed Woodpecker

White Woodpecker

Golden-naped Woodpecker

Yellow-fronted Woodpecker

Velasquez's Woodpecker

Lewis's Woodpecker

📅 Monthly Probability

🕐 When They're Spotted

Where to see Melanerpes Woodpeckers

Parks Ranked