Picoides tridactylus
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In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
The Eurasian three-toed woodpecker (Picoides tridactylus) is a medium-sized woodpecker that is found from northern Europe across northern Asia to Japan. The Eurasian three-toed woodpecker was formally described in 1758 by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in the tenth edition of his Systema Naturae. He coined the binomial name Picus tridactylus. The type locality is Sweden. The specific epithet is from the Ancient Greek tridaktulos meaning "three-toed" (tri- is "three-" and daktulos is toe). The species is now placed in the genus Picoides that was introduced by the French naturalist Bernard Germain de Lacépède in 1799. The Eurasian three-toed woodpecker was formerly considered conspecific with the American three-toed woodpecker (Picoides dorsalis).
Eight subspecies are recognised: Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Białowieża National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 2 | Tatra National Park | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | |
| 3 | Plitvice Lakes National Park | 🇭🇷 Croatia | |
| 4 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 5 | Triglav National Park | 🇸🇮 Slovenia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Novosibirsk | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 2 | Saint Petersburg | 🇷🇺 Russia |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Eurasian Three-toed Woodpecker sighting in Białowieża National Park on a given day, based on 208 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 81st most-seen of the 182 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April and May
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Eurasian Three-toed Woodpecker in Białowieża National Park on a given day, against about 10% in June to March, the lowest months.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Eurasian Three-toed Woodpecker sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Eurasian Three-toed Woodpecker sightings, Białowieża National Park has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Tatra National Park (Slovakia, about 10%) and Plitvice Lakes National Park (Croatia, under 5%).
Same family: Picidae
The closest relatives of the Eurasian Three-toed Woodpecker that you can see in Białowieża National Park (family Picidae, Woodpeckers) are Great Spotted Woodpecker (about 70%), Black Woodpecker (about 50%) and Middle Spotted Woodpecker (about 40%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Eurasian Three-toed Woodpecker is recorded against all the birds logged in Białowieża National Park (208 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
