Where to see
Melanerpes uropygialis
Saguaro National Park leads · 4 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Gila Woodpecker during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saguaro National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Cabo Pulmo National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 3 | Bahía de Loreto National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 4 | El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
Saguaro National Park
In Saguaro National Park, United States, about 90% of wildlife watchers report a Gila Woodpecker sighting on a given day, the highest of the 4 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Cabo Pulmo National Park and more
After Saguaro National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Gila Woodpecker are in Cabo Pulmo National Park (Mexico, about 80%), Bahía de Loreto National Park (Mexico, about 60%) and El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve (Mexico, about 20%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are September in Saguaro National Park (over 90%), March–May and December in Cabo Pulmo National Park (about 90%) and March, May and October–December in Bahía de Loreto National Park (about 70%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Gila Woodpecker on a given day. Each park's Gila Woodpecker page has the full month-by-month chart.
