Downy Woodpecker

Closest Relatives at Wrangell-St. Elias National Park

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Probability
1	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	70–80%
2	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	60–70%
3	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	50–60%
4	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	40–50%
5	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	30–40%
6	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	30–40%
7	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	20–30%
8	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	20–30%
9	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	20–30%
10	Kluane National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	20–30%
11	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
12	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
13	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
14	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
15	Wood Buffalo National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
16	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
17	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
18	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
19	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
20	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
21	Voyageurs National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
22	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	0–10%
23	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	0–10%
24	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
25	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	0–10%
26	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
27	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
28	Kenai Fjords National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
29	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
30	Badlands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
31	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
32	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
33	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
34	Denali National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
35	Guadalupe Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
36	Katmai National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Downy Woodpecker in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park?

About 4% of visitor-days record a Downy Woodpecker sighting in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park, based on 17 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Downy Woodpecker in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Downy Woodpecker in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park in our monthly data.