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Białowieża National Park leads · 5 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Black Woodpecker during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Białowieża National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 2 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 3 | Triglav National Park | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | |
| 4 | Biebrza National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 5 | Tatra National Park | 🇸🇰 Slovakia |
Białowieża National Park
In Białowieża National Park, Poland, about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Black Woodpecker sighting on a given day, the highest of the 5 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Bavarian Forest National Park and more
After Białowieża National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Black Woodpecker are in Bavarian Forest National Park (Germany, about 20%), Triglav National Park (Slovenia, about 20%) and Biebrza National Park (Poland, about 20%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are February in Białowieża National Park (about 70%), October and November in Bavarian Forest National Park (about 40%) and March and September–October in Triglav National Park (about 30%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Black Woodpecker on a given day. Each park's Black Woodpecker page has the full month-by-month chart.
