Genus

Three-toed Woodpeckers

Picoides

3 species in our catalog · found in 37 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
FamilyPicidae (Woodpeckers)
GenusPicoides (Three-toed Woodpeckers)

Species in this group

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Picoides tridactylus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Picoides dorsalis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Picoides arcticus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

~10%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Three-toed 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	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	1	~20%
	Eurasian Three-toed Woodpecker			~20%
2	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2	~10%
	American Three-toed Woodpecker			~10%
	Black-backed Woodpecker			<5%
3	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2	~10%
	American Three-toed Woodpecker			~10%
	Black-backed Woodpecker			<5%
4	Gates of the Arctic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~10%
	American Three-toed Woodpecker			~10%
5	Wood Buffalo National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2	~10%
	American Three-toed Woodpecker			Insufficient data
	Black-backed Woodpecker			Insufficient data
6	Jiuzhaigou National Park	🇨🇳 China	1	~10%
	Eurasian Three-toed Woodpecker			Insufficient data
7	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	~10%
	American Three-toed Woodpecker			~10%
	Black-backed Woodpecker			Insufficient data
8	Katmai National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~10%
	American Three-toed Woodpecker			~10%
9	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	~10%
	American Three-toed Woodpecker			~10%
	Black-backed Woodpecker			<5%
10	Tatra National Park	🇸🇰 Slovakia	1	~10%
	Eurasian Three-toed Woodpecker			~10%
11	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2	~10%
	American Three-toed Woodpecker			<5%
	Black-backed Woodpecker			<5%
12	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	1	~10%
	Eurasian Three-toed Woodpecker			Insufficient data
13	Denali National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	~10%
	American Three-toed Woodpecker			~10%
	Black-backed Woodpecker			<5%
14	Nahanni National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2	~10%
	American Three-toed Woodpecker			Insufficient data
	Black-backed Woodpecker			Insufficient data
15	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~10%
	Black-backed Woodpecker			~10%
16	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~10%
	American Three-toed Woodpecker			~10%
17	Kluane National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2	<5%
	American Three-toed Woodpecker			<5%
	Black-backed Woodpecker			Insufficient data
18	Voyageurs National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Black-backed Woodpecker			<5%
19	Hohe Tauern National Park	🇦🇹 Austria	1	<5%
	Eurasian Three-toed Woodpecker			Insufficient data
20	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	<5%
	Black-backed Woodpecker			<5%
	American Three-toed Woodpecker			Insufficient data
21	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1	<5%
	Eurasian Three-toed Woodpecker			<5%
22	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	<5%
	American Three-toed Woodpecker			<5%
	Black-backed Woodpecker			<5%
23	Plitvice Lakes National Park	🇭🇷 Croatia	1	<5%
	Eurasian Three-toed Woodpecker			<5%
24	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2	<5%
	Black-backed Woodpecker			<5%
	American Three-toed Woodpecker			Insufficient data
25	Triglav National Park	🇸🇮 Slovenia	1	<5%
	Eurasian Three-toed Woodpecker			<5%
26	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	<5%
	American Three-toed Woodpecker			<5%
	Black-backed Woodpecker			<5%
27	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	American Three-toed Woodpecker			<5%
28	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	<5%
	Black-backed Woodpecker			<5%
29	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Black-backed Woodpecker			<5%
30	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2	<5%
	American Three-toed Woodpecker			Insufficient data
	Black-backed Woodpecker			Insufficient data
31	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	2	<5%
	American Three-toed Woodpecker			<5%
	Black-backed Woodpecker			<5%
32	Gauja National Park	🇱🇻 Latvia	1	<5%
	Eurasian Three-toed Woodpecker			Insufficient data
33	Kenai Fjords National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	American Three-toed Woodpecker			Insufficient data
34	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	American Three-toed Woodpecker			Insufficient data
35	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Black-backed Woodpecker			<5%
36	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Black-backed Woodpecker			Insufficient data
37	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	American Three-toed Woodpecker			Insufficient data

Three-toed Woodpeckers

Species in this group

Eurasian Three-toed Woodpecker

American Three-toed Woodpecker

Black-backed Woodpecker

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Three-toed Woodpeckers

Parks Ranked