Genus

Sapsuckers

Sphyrapicus

4 species in our catalog · found in 76 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
FamilyPicidae (Woodpeckers)
GenusSphyrapicus (Sapsuckers)

Species in this group

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

Sphyrapicus varius

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Sphyrapicus ruber

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Sphyrapicus nuchalis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Sphyrapicus thyroideus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

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

~20%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Sapsuckers

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	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	~40%
	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker			~40%
2	Wood Buffalo National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	~30%
	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker			~30%
3	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	4	~30%
	Red-breasted Sapsucker			~30%
	Williamson's Sapsucker			~10%
	Red-naped Sapsucker			<5%
	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker			Insufficient data
4	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~30%
	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker			~30%
5	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	~20%
	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker			~20%
6	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3	~20%
	Red-naped Sapsucker			~20%
	Williamson's Sapsucker			~10%
	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker			Insufficient data
7	Voyageurs National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~20%
	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker			~20%
8	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	3	~20%
	Red-breasted Sapsucker			~20%
	Williamson's Sapsucker			<5%
	Red-naped Sapsucker			<5%
9	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	~20%
	Red-naped Sapsucker			~20%
	Williamson's Sapsucker			<5%
10	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	~20%
	Red-naped Sapsucker			~20%
	Williamson's Sapsucker			<5%
11	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	3	~20%
	Red-breasted Sapsucker			~20%
	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker			<5%
	Red-naped Sapsucker			<5%
12	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~10%
	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker			~10%
13	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	4	~10%
	Williamson's Sapsucker			~10%
	Red-naped Sapsucker			~10%
	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker			Insufficient data
	Red-breasted Sapsucker			Insufficient data
14	Guadalupe Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3	~10%
	Red-naped Sapsucker			~10%
	Williamson's Sapsucker			<5%
	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker			Insufficient data
15	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	1	~10%
	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker			~10%
16	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	~10%
	Williamson's Sapsucker			~10%
	Red-naped Sapsucker			~10%
17	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~10%
	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker			~10%
18	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~10%
	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker			~10%
19	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3	~10%
	Red-naped Sapsucker			~10%
	Williamson's Sapsucker			<5%
	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker			<5%
20	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	~10%
	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker			~10%
21	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~10%
	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker			~10%
22	Kluane National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	~10%
	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker			~10%
23	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3	~10%
	Red-naped Sapsucker			<5%
	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker			<5%
	Williamson's Sapsucker			<5%
24	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	1	~10%
	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker			~10%
25	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~10%
	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker			~10%
26	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	4	~10%
	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker			Insufficient data
	Williamson's Sapsucker			Insufficient data
	Red-naped Sapsucker			<5%
	Red-breasted Sapsucker			<5%
27	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	4	~10%
	Red-naped Sapsucker			~10%
	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker			<5%
	Williamson's Sapsucker			<5%
	Red-breasted Sapsucker			<5%
28	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~10%
	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker			~10%
29	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3	~10%
	Red-breasted Sapsucker			~10%
	Red-naped Sapsucker			<5%
	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker			Insufficient data
30	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker			Insufficient data
31	Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	<5%
	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker			<5%
32	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2	<5%
	Red-naped Sapsucker			<5%
	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker			<5%
33	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	<5%
	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker			<5%
34	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker			<5%
35	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2	<5%
	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker			<5%
	Red-naped Sapsucker			<5%
36	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	4	<5%
	Red-naped Sapsucker			<5%
	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker			<5%
	Red-breasted Sapsucker			<5%
	Williamson's Sapsucker			Insufficient data
37	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	1	<5%
	Red-breasted Sapsucker			<5%
38	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	<5%
	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker			<5%
39	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Red-breasted Sapsucker			<5%
40	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker			<5%
41	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker			<5%
42	Nahanni National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	<5%
	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker			Insufficient data
43	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	<5%
	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker			<5%
44	Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park	🇯🇲 Jamaica	1	<5%
	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker			<5%
45	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	<5%
	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker			<5%
46	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	<5%
	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker			<5%
47	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	1	<5%
	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker			<5%
48	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	<5%
	Red-naped Sapsucker			<5%
	Williamson's Sapsucker			Insufficient data
49	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	<5%
	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker			<5%
50	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	<5%
	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker			Insufficient data
	Red-breasted Sapsucker			Insufficient data
51	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	1	<5%
	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker			<5%
52	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	<5%
	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker			<5%
53	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	<5%
	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker			<5%
54	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	<5%
	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker			<5%
55	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	1	<5%
	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker			<5%
56	Celaque National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	<5%
	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker			Insufficient data
57	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	1	<5%
	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker			Insufficient data
58	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker			<5%
59	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	<5%
	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker			Insufficient data
60	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker			<5%
61	La Tigra National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	<5%
	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker			Insufficient data
62	Tikal National Park	🇬🇹 Guatemala	1	<5%
	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker			<5%
63	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	<5%
	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker			Insufficient data
64	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3	<5%
	Red-breasted Sapsucker			<5%
	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker			Insufficient data
	Red-naped Sapsucker			Insufficient data
65	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker			Insufficient data
66	Irazú Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker			Insufficient data
67	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker			<5%
68	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker			Insufficient data
69	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker			<5%
70	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	<5%
	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker			Insufficient data
71	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	<5%
	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker			Insufficient data
72	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	<5%
	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker			<5%
73	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker			<5%
74	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	<5%
	Red-naped Sapsucker			Insufficient data
75	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	<5%
	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker			Insufficient data
76	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker			Insufficient data

Sapsuckers

Species in this group

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

Red-breasted Sapsucker

Red-naped Sapsucker

Williamson's Sapsucker

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Sapsuckers

Parks Ranked