Genus

Eurasian Pied Woodpeckers

Dendrocopos

9 species in our catalog · found in 41 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
FamilyPicidae (Woodpeckers)
GenusDendrocopos (Eurasian Pied Woodpeckers)

Species in this group

Dendrocopos major

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Dendrocopos analis

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Dendrocopos macei

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Dendrocopos leucotos

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Dendrocopos atratus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Dendrocopos darjellensis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Dendrocopos syriacus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Dendrocopos hyperythrus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Dendrocopos himalayensis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~40%

Jan

~30%

Feb

~30%

Mar

~30%

Apr

~30%

May

~30%

Jun

~30%

Jul

~30%

Aug

~30%

Sep

~30%

Oct

~40%

Nov

~40%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Eurasian Pied Woodpeckers

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities In captivity: 2 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	2 of 9	~80%
	Great Spotted Woodpecker			~70%
	White-backed Woodpecker			~30%
2	Nikko National Park	🇯🇵 Japan	2 of 9	~60%
	Great Spotted Woodpecker			~60%
	White-backed Woodpecker			~10%
3	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 9	~50%
	Great Spotted Woodpecker			~50%
4	Bali Barat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 9	~40%
	Freckle-breasted Woodpecker			~40%
5	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 9	~40%
	Great Spotted Woodpecker			~40%
6	Plitvice Lakes National Park	🇭🇷 Croatia	2 of 9	~40%
	Great Spotted Woodpecker			~30%
	White-backed Woodpecker			~20%
7	Aigüestortes National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 9	~40%
	Great Spotted Woodpecker			~40%
8	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	2 of 9	~40%
	Great Spotted Woodpecker			~40%
	White-backed Woodpecker			<5%
9	Tatra National Park	🇸🇰 Slovakia	1 of 9	~40%
	Great Spotted Woodpecker			~40%
10	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	2 of 9	~40%
	Great Spotted Woodpecker			~30%
	Syrian Woodpecker			~10%
11	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	2 of 9	~40%
	Great Spotted Woodpecker			~30%
	Syrian Woodpecker			~10%
12	Chitwan National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	1 of 9	~30%
	Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker			~30%
13	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	2 of 9	~30%
	Great Spotted Woodpecker			~30%
	Syrian Woodpecker			~10%
14	Triglav National Park	🇸🇮 Slovenia	1 of 9	~30%
	Great Spotted Woodpecker			~30%
15	Gauja National Park	🇱🇻 Latvia	2 of 9	~30%
	Great Spotted Woodpecker			~30%
	White-backed Woodpecker			<5%
16	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 9	~30%
	Great Spotted Woodpecker			~30%
17	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 9	~30%
	Great Spotted Woodpecker			~30%
18	Hohe Tauern National Park	🇦🇹 Austria	1 of 9	~30%
	Great Spotted Woodpecker			~30%
19	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	2 of 9	~30%
	Great Spotted Woodpecker			~20%
	White-backed Woodpecker			<5%
20	Manas National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 9	~30%
	Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker			~30%
21	Sundarbans National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 9	~20%
	Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker			~20%
22	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 9	~20%
	Great Spotted Woodpecker			~20%
23	Ecrins National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 9	~20%
	Great Spotted Woodpecker			~20%
24	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 9	~20%
	Great Spotted Woodpecker			~20%
25	Jim Corbett National Park	🇮🇳 India	2 of 9	~20%
	Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker			~20%
	Himalayan Woodpecker			<5%
26	Vanoise National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 9	~20%
	Great Spotted Woodpecker			~20%
27	Langtang National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	2 of 9	~20%
	Darjeeling Woodpecker			~10%
	Rufous-bellied Woodpecker			~10%
28	Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 9	~20%
	Great Spotted Woodpecker			~20%
29	Picos de Europa National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 9	~20%
	Great Spotted Woodpecker			~20%
30	Royal Manas National Park	🇧🇹 Bhutan	2 of 9	~20%
	Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker			~10%
	Darjeeling Woodpecker			<5%
31	Doi Inthanon National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	2 of 9	~10%
	Stripe-breasted Woodpecker			~10%
	Freckle-breasted Woodpecker			<5%
32	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 9	~10%
	Great Spotted Woodpecker			~10%
33	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 9	~10%
	Great Spotted Woodpecker			~10%
34	Mercantour National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 9	~10%
	Great Spotted Woodpecker			~10%
35	Taroko National Park	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1 of 9	~10%
	White-backed Woodpecker			~10%
36	Royal Bardia National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	1 of 9	~10%
	Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker			~10%
37	Jiuzhaigou National Park	🇨🇳 China	1 of 9	~10%
	Great Spotted Woodpecker			~10%
38	Kaziranga National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 9	<5%
	Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker			<5%
39	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 9	<5%
	Great Spotted Woodpecker			<5%
40	Camargue	🇫🇷 France	1 of 9	<5%
	Great Spotted Woodpecker			<5%
41	Namdapha National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 9	<5%
	Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Jerusalem	🇮🇱 Israel	1 of 9	~80%
	Syrian Woodpecker			~80%
2	Kharkiv	🇺🇦 Ukraine	2 of 9	~70%
	Great Spotted Woodpecker			~60%
	Syrian Woodpecker			~20%
3	Munich	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 9	~70%
	Great Spotted Woodpecker			~70%
4	Sofia	🇧🇬 Bulgaria	2 of 9	~70%
	Great Spotted Woodpecker			~50%
	Syrian Woodpecker			~30%
5	Vienna	🇦🇹 Austria	2 of 9	~70%
	Great Spotted Woodpecker			~70%
	Syrian Woodpecker			<5%
6	Budapest	🇭🇺 Hungary	2 of 9	~70%
	Great Spotted Woodpecker			~60%
	Syrian Woodpecker			~20%
7	Ramallah	🇵🇸 Palestine	1 of 9	~70%
	Syrian Woodpecker			~70%
8	Beijing	🇨🇳 China	2 of 9	~60%
	Great Spotted Woodpecker			~60%
	Rufous-bellied Woodpecker			<5%
9	Milan	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 9	~60%
	Great Spotted Woodpecker			~60%
10	Karaj	🇮🇷 Iran	1 of 9	~60%
	Syrian Woodpecker			~60%
11	Bucharest	🇷🇴 Romania	2 of 9	~60%
	Syrian Woodpecker			~50%
	Great Spotted Woodpecker			~20%
12	Sapporo	🇯🇵 Japan	2 of 9	~60%
	Great Spotted Woodpecker			~50%
	White-backed Woodpecker			~10%
13	Cologne	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 9	~60%
	Great Spotted Woodpecker			~60%
14	Berlin	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 9	~50%
	Great Spotted Woodpecker			~50%
15	Yekaterinburg	🇷🇺 Russia	2 of 9	~50%
	Great Spotted Woodpecker			~50%
	White-backed Woodpecker			<5%
16	Moscow	🇷🇺 Russia	2 of 9	~50%
	Great Spotted Woodpecker			~50%
	White-backed Woodpecker			~10%
17	Hamburg	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 9	~50%
	Great Spotted Woodpecker			~50%
18	Prague	🇨🇿 Czechia	2 of 9	~50%
	Great Spotted Woodpecker			~50%
	Syrian Woodpecker			<5%
19	Essen	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 9	~50%
	Great Spotted Woodpecker			~50%
20	Kyiv	🇺🇦 Ukraine	2 of 9	~50%
	Great Spotted Woodpecker			~40%
	Syrian Woodpecker			~10%
21	Belgrade	🇷🇸 Serbia	2 of 9	~50%
	Great Spotted Woodpecker			~40%
	Syrian Woodpecker			~20%
22	Yerevan	🇦🇲 Armenia	2 of 9	~50%
	Syrian Woodpecker			~50%
	Great Spotted Woodpecker			<5%
23	Jakarta	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 9	~50%
	Freckle-breasted Woodpecker			~50%
24	Saint Petersburg	🇷🇺 Russia	2 of 9	~50%
	Great Spotted Woodpecker			~40%
	White-backed Woodpecker			<5%
25	Seoul	🇰🇷 South Korea	2 of 9	~40%
	Great Spotted Woodpecker			~40%
	White-backed Woodpecker			<5%
26	Turin	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 9	~40%
	Great Spotted Woodpecker			~40%
27	Warsaw	🇵🇱 Poland	2 of 9	~40%
	Great Spotted Woodpecker			~40%
	Syrian Woodpecker			~10%
28	Novosibirsk	🇷🇺 Russia	2 of 9	~40%
	White-backed Woodpecker			~30%
	Great Spotted Woodpecker			~20%
29	Tianjin	🇨🇳 China	1 of 9	~40%
	Great Spotted Woodpecker			~40%
30	Ankara	🇹🇷 Turkey	1 of 9	~40%
	Syrian Woodpecker			~40%
31	Xining	🇨🇳 China	1 of 9	~40%
	Great Spotted Woodpecker			~40%
32	Rostov-on-Don	🇷🇺 Russia	2 of 9	~40%
	Great Spotted Woodpecker			~30%
	Syrian Woodpecker			~20%
33	Nizhny Novgorod	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 9	~40%
	Great Spotted Woodpecker			~40%
34	Helsinki	🇫🇮 Finland	2 of 9	~40%
	Great Spotted Woodpecker			~40%
	White-backed Woodpecker			<5%
35	Savar	🇧🇩 Bangladesh	1 of 9	~40%
	Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker			~40%
36	Stockholm	🇸🇪 Sweden	1 of 9	~40%
	Great Spotted Woodpecker			~40%
37	Tehran	🇮🇷 Iran	1 of 9	~40%
	Syrian Woodpecker			~40%
38	Madrid	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 9	~40%
	Great Spotted Woodpecker			~40%
39	Nanjing	🇨🇳 China	2 of 9	~40%
	Great Spotted Woodpecker			~30%
	Rufous-bellied Woodpecker			~10%
40	London	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 9	~40%
	Great Spotted Woodpecker			~40%
41	Lanzhou	🇨🇳 China	1 of 9	~40%
	Great Spotted Woodpecker			~40%
42	Minsk	🇧🇾 Belarus	3 of 9	~30%
	Great Spotted Woodpecker			~30%
	Syrian Woodpecker			~10%
	White-backed Woodpecker			<5%
43	Daejeon	🇰🇷 South Korea	2 of 9	~30%
	Great Spotted Woodpecker			~30%
	White-backed Woodpecker			~10%
44	Shenyang	🇨🇳 China	1 of 9	~30%
	Great Spotted Woodpecker			~30%
45	Rotterdam [The Hague]	🇳🇱 Netherlands	1 of 9	~30%
	Great Spotted Woodpecker			~30%
46	Shijiazhuang	🇨🇳 China	1 of 9	~30%
	Great Spotted Woodpecker			~30%
47	Lyon	🇫🇷 France	1 of 9	~30%
	Great Spotted Woodpecker			~30%
48	Birmingham	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 9	~30%
	Great Spotted Woodpecker			~30%
49	Jinan	🇨🇳 China	1 of 9	~30%
	Great Spotted Woodpecker			~30%
50	Brussels	🇧🇪 Belgium	1 of 9	~30%
	Great Spotted Woodpecker			~30%
51	Tamluk	🇮🇳 India	1 of 9	~30%
	Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker			~30%
52	Dhaka	🇧🇩 Bangladesh	1 of 9	~30%
	Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker			~30%
53	Manchester	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 9	~30%
	Great Spotted Woodpecker			~30%
54	Kazan	🇷🇺 Russia	2 of 9	~20%
	White-backed Woodpecker			~20%
	Great Spotted Woodpecker			~10%
55	Amsterdam	🇳🇱 Netherlands	1 of 9	~20%
	Great Spotted Woodpecker			~20%
56	Paris	🇫🇷 France	1 of 9	~20%
	Great Spotted Woodpecker			~20%
57	Harbin	🇨🇳 China	1 of 9	~20%
	Great Spotted Woodpecker			~20%
58	Guiyang	🇨🇳 China	2 of 9	~20%
	Rufous-bellied Woodpecker			~10%
	Great Spotted Woodpecker			~10%
59	Copenhagen	🇩🇰 Denmark	1 of 9	~20%
	Great Spotted Woodpecker			~20%
60	Liverpool	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 9	~20%
	Great Spotted Woodpecker			~20%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Asahiyama Zoo	🇯🇵 Japan	In captivity
2	Leningrad Zoo	🇷🇺 Russia	In captivity

Eurasian Pied Woodpeckers

Species in this group

Great Spotted Woodpecker

Freckle-breasted Woodpecker

Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker

White-backed Woodpecker

Stripe-breasted Woodpecker

Darjeeling Woodpecker

Syrian Woodpecker

Rufous-bellied Woodpecker

Himalayan Woodpecker

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Eurasian Pied Woodpeckers

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found