Lewis's Woodpecker
Melanerpes lewis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
- FamilyPicidae (Woodpeckers)
- GenusMelanerpes (Melanerpes Woodpeckers)
- SpeciesMelanerpes lewis (Lewis's Woodpecker)
Closest Relatives at Yellowstone National Park
Northern Flicker
Colaptes auratus
Hairy Woodpecker
Leuconotopicus villosus
Williamson's Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus thyroideus
Red-naped Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus nuchalis
American Three-toed Woodpecker
Picoides dorsalis
Downy Woodpecker
Dryobates pubescens
Black-backed Woodpecker
Picoides arcticus
Pileated Woodpecker
Dryocopus pileatus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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 | Zion National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Guadalupe Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Glacier National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Yosemite National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Grand Canyon National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Redwood National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Grand Teton National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Olympic National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | Yellowstone National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 11 | Rocky Mountain National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 12 | Channel Islands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 13 | Death Valley National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 14 | Banff National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Lewis's Woodpecker in Yellowstone National Park?
About 0% of visitor-days record a Lewis's Woodpecker sighting in Yellowstone National Park, based on 6 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Lewis's Woodpecker in Yellowstone National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Lewis's Woodpecker in Yellowstone National Park in our monthly data.