Where to see
Melanerpes formicivorus
Irazú Volcano National Park leads · 13 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting an Acorn Woodpecker during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irazú Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Los Quetzales National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Celaque National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 4 | Guadalupe Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 6 | Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | Big Bend National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Yosemite National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | Volcán Barú National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 11 | Chirripó National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 12 | La Tigra National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 13 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama |
Irazú Volcano National Park
In Irazú Volcano National Park, Costa Rica, about 70% of wildlife watchers report an Acorn Woodpecker sighting on a given day, the highest of the 13 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Los Quetzales National Park and more
After Irazú Volcano National Park, the next-best odds of seeing an Acorn Woodpecker are in Los Quetzales National Park (Costa Rica, about 70%), Celaque National Park (Honduras, about 60%) and Guadalupe Mountains National Park (United States, about 50%). Outside Central America, the best option is Guadalupe Mountains National Park in North America (about 50%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are October in Irazú Volcano National Park (about 90%), February–September and November in Los Quetzales National Park (about 70%) and October and December in Celaque National Park (about 70%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report an Acorn Woodpecker on a given day. Each park's Acorn Woodpecker page has the full month-by-month chart.
