Dryobates (Dryobates Woodpeckers)

Species in this group

LC

Dryobates pubescens

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

LC

Dryobates scalaris

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

LC

Dryobates nuttallii

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

LC

Dryobates minor

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

LC

Dryobates cathpharius

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

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

~40%

Oct

~30%

Nov

~40%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Dryobates Woodpeckers

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities In captivity: 4 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 5	~70%
	Downy Woodpecker			~70%
2	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	~70%
	Downy Woodpecker			~70%
3	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	~60%
	Ladder-backed Woodpecker			~60%
4	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	~50%
	Downy Woodpecker			~50%
5	Guadalupe Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	~50%
	Ladder-backed Woodpecker			~50%
6	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	~40%
	Ladder-backed Woodpecker			~40%
7	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	~40%
	Downy Woodpecker			~40%
8	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	~40%
	Ladder-backed Woodpecker			~40%
9	Kluane National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 5	~30%
	Downy Woodpecker			~30%
10	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	~30%
	Downy Woodpecker			~30%
11	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	~30%
	Downy Woodpecker			~30%
12	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 5	~30%
	Downy Woodpecker			~30%
13	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 5	~30%
	Downy Woodpecker			~30%
14	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 5	~30%
	Downy Woodpecker			~30%
15	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 5	~30%
	Nuttall's Woodpecker			~20%
	Downy Woodpecker			<5%
16	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	~30%
	Downy Woodpecker			~30%
17	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 5	~20%
	Downy Woodpecker			~20%
	Ladder-backed Woodpecker			~10%
18	Cabo Pulmo National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 5	~20%
	Ladder-backed Woodpecker			~20%
19	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	1 of 5	~20%
	Lesser Spotted Woodpecker			~20%
20	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 5	~20%
	Ladder-backed Woodpecker			~20%
21	Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	~20%
	Downy Woodpecker			~20%
22	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 5	~20%
	Downy Woodpecker			~20%
23	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 5	~20%
	Downy Woodpecker			~10%
	Nuttall's Woodpecker			<5%
24	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	~10%
	Downy Woodpecker			~10%
25	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 5	~10%
	Downy Woodpecker			~10%
	Nuttall's Woodpecker			<5%
26	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	~10%
	Downy Woodpecker			~10%
27	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 5	~10%
	Ladder-backed Woodpecker			~10%
28	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 5	~10%
	Lesser Spotted Woodpecker			~10%
29	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	~10%
	Downy Woodpecker			~10%
30	Voyageurs National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	~10%
	Downy Woodpecker			~10%
31	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	1 of 5	~10%
	Lesser Spotted Woodpecker			~10%
32	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	~10%
	Downy Woodpecker			~10%
33	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	~10%
	Downy Woodpecker			~10%
34	Langtang National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	1 of 5	~10%
	Crimson-breasted Woodpecker			~10%
35	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 5	~10%
	Lesser Spotted Woodpecker			~10%
36	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 5	~10%
	Ladder-backed Woodpecker			~10%
37	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 5	~10%
	Ladder-backed Woodpecker			~10%
38	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	~10%
	Downy Woodpecker			~10%
39	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 5	~10%
	Downy Woodpecker			~10%
40	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	~10%
	Downy Woodpecker			~10%
41	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 5	~10%
	Lesser Spotted Woodpecker			~10%
42	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 5	<5%
	Ladder-backed Woodpecker			<5%
	Downy Woodpecker			<5%
43	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 5	<5%
	Lesser Spotted Woodpecker			<5%
44	Plitvice Lakes National Park	🇭🇷 Croatia	1 of 5	<5%
	Lesser Spotted Woodpecker			<5%
45	Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 5	<5%
	Ladder-backed Woodpecker			<5%
46	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 5	<5%
	Lesser Spotted Woodpecker			<5%
47	Gauja National Park	🇱🇻 Latvia	1 of 5	<5%
	Lesser Spotted Woodpecker			<5%
48	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	<5%
	Ladder-backed Woodpecker			<5%
49	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 5	<5%
	Downy Woodpecker			<5%
50	Kenai Fjords National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	<5%
	Downy Woodpecker			<5%
51	Camargue	🇫🇷 France	1 of 5	<5%
	Lesser Spotted Woodpecker			<5%
52	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 5	<5%
	Lesser Spotted Woodpecker			<5%
53	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 5	<5%
	Downy Woodpecker			<5%
54	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 5	<5%
	Ladder-backed Woodpecker			<5%
55	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	<5%
	Downy Woodpecker			<5%
56	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 5	<5%
	Ladder-backed Woodpecker			<5%
57	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 5	<5%
	Lesser Spotted Woodpecker			<5%
58	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 5	<5%
	Lesser Spotted Woodpecker			<5%
59	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 5	<5%
	Lesser Spotted Woodpecker			<5%
60	Tatra National Park	🇸🇰 Slovakia	1 of 5	<5%
	Lesser Spotted Woodpecker			<5%
61	Royal Manas National Park	🇧🇹 Bhutan	1 of 5	<5%
	Crimson-breasted Woodpecker			<5%
62	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 5	<5%
	Downy Woodpecker			<5%
63	Triglav National Park	🇸🇮 Slovenia	1 of 5	<5%
	Lesser Spotted Woodpecker			<5%
64	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 5	<5%
	Ladder-backed Woodpecker			<5%
65	Aigüestortes National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 5	<5%
	Lesser Spotted Woodpecker			<5%
66	Badlands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	<5%
	Downy Woodpecker			<5%
67	Tikal National Park	🇬🇹 Guatemala	1 of 5	<5%
	Ladder-backed Woodpecker			<5%
68	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 5	<5%
	Ladder-backed Woodpecker			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Sacramento	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 5	~70%
	Nuttall's Woodpecker			~60%
	Downy Woodpecker			~20%
2	Minneapolis [Saint Paul]	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	~70%
	Downy Woodpecker			~70%
3	Montreal	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 5	~70%
	Downy Woodpecker			~70%
4	Calgary	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 5	~60%
	Downy Woodpecker			~60%
5	Houston	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 5	~60%
	Downy Woodpecker			~60%
	Ladder-backed Woodpecker			<5%
6	Orlando	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	~60%
	Downy Woodpecker			~60%
7	Washington	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	~60%
	Downy Woodpecker			~60%
8	Edmonton	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 5	~60%
	Downy Woodpecker			~60%
9	Philadelphia	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	~60%
	Downy Woodpecker			~60%
10	Detroit	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	~60%
	Downy Woodpecker			~60%
11	Chicago	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	~60%
	Downy Woodpecker			~60%
12	Boston	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	~60%
	Downy Woodpecker			~60%
13	Toronto	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 5	~60%
	Downy Woodpecker			~60%
14	Dallas	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 5	~50%
	Downy Woodpecker			~50%
	Ladder-backed Woodpecker			<5%
15	Austin	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 5	~50%
	Downy Woodpecker			~40%
	Ladder-backed Woodpecker			~20%
16	Baltimore	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	~50%
	Downy Woodpecker			~50%
17	Toluca	🇲🇽 México	1 of 5	~50%
	Ladder-backed Woodpecker			~50%
18	New York City	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	~50%
	Downy Woodpecker			~50%
19	Los Angeles	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 5	~40%
	Nuttall's Woodpecker			~40%
	Downy Woodpecker			~10%
	Ladder-backed Woodpecker			<5%
20	San Antonio	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 5	~40%
	Downy Woodpecker			~30%
	Ladder-backed Woodpecker			~20%
21	San Francisco	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 5	~40%
	Nuttall's Woodpecker			~40%
	Downy Woodpecker			~10%
22	Salt Lake City	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	~40%
	Downy Woodpecker			~40%
23	Mexico City	🇲🇽 México	1 of 5	~40%
	Ladder-backed Woodpecker			~40%
24	Portland	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	~40%
	Downy Woodpecker			~40%
25	Puebla	🇲🇽 México	1 of 5	~30%
	Ladder-backed Woodpecker			~30%
26	Denver	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	~30%
	Downy Woodpecker			~30%
27	San Diego	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 5	~30%
	Nuttall's Woodpecker			~30%
	Downy Woodpecker			<5%
28	Tijuana	🇲🇽 México	2 of 5	~30%
	Nuttall's Woodpecker			~20%
	Downy Woodpecker			~10%
29	Seattle	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	~30%
	Downy Woodpecker			~30%
30	Ulaanbaatar	🇲🇳 Mongolia	1 of 5	~30%
	Lesser Spotted Woodpecker			~30%
31	Miami	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	~20%
	Downy Woodpecker			~20%
32	Anchorage	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	~20%
	Downy Woodpecker			~20%
33	Guadalajara	🇲🇽 México	1 of 5	~20%
	Ladder-backed Woodpecker			~20%
34	Vancouver	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 5	~20%
	Downy Woodpecker			~20%
35	Las Vegas	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	~20%
	Ladder-backed Woodpecker			~20%
36	Novosibirsk	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 5	~20%
	Lesser Spotted Woodpecker			~20%
37	Ciudad Juárez	🇲🇽 México	1 of 5	~20%
	Ladder-backed Woodpecker			~20%
38	Mesa	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	~20%
	Ladder-backed Woodpecker			~20%
39	Phoenix	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 5	~10%
	Ladder-backed Woodpecker			~10%
40	León	🇲🇽 México	1 of 5	~10%
	Ladder-backed Woodpecker			~10%
41	Kazan	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 5	~10%
	Lesser Spotted Woodpecker			~10%
42	Monterrey	🇲🇽 México	1 of 5	~10%
	Ladder-backed Woodpecker			~10%
43	Istanbul	🇹🇷 Turkey	1 of 5	~10%
	Lesser Spotted Woodpecker			~10%
44	Helsinki	🇫🇮 Finland	1 of 5	~10%
	Lesser Spotted Woodpecker			~10%
45	Budapest	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 5	~10%
	Lesser Spotted Woodpecker			~10%
46	Moscow	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 5	~10%
	Lesser Spotted Woodpecker			~10%
47	Kyiv	🇺🇦 Ukraine	1 of 5	~10%
	Lesser Spotted Woodpecker			~10%
48	Rome	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 5	~10%
	Lesser Spotted Woodpecker			~10%
49	Minsk	🇧🇾 Belarus	1 of 5	~10%
	Lesser Spotted Woodpecker			~10%
50	Belgrade	🇷🇸 Serbia	1 of 5	~10%
	Lesser Spotted Woodpecker			~10%
51	Warsaw	🇵🇱 Poland	1 of 5	~10%
	Lesser Spotted Woodpecker			~10%
52	Sofia	🇧🇬 Bulgaria	1 of 5	<5%
	Lesser Spotted Woodpecker			<5%
53	Barcelona	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 5	<5%
	Lesser Spotted Woodpecker			<5%
54	Saint Petersburg	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 5	<5%
	Lesser Spotted Woodpecker			<5%
55	Stockholm	🇸🇪 Sweden	1 of 5	<5%
	Lesser Spotted Woodpecker			<5%
56	Yekaterinburg	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 5	<5%
	Lesser Spotted Woodpecker			<5%
57	Bucharest	🇷🇴 Romania	1 of 5	<5%
	Lesser Spotted Woodpecker			<5%
58	Madrid	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 5	<5%
	Lesser Spotted Woodpecker			<5%
59	Paris	🇫🇷 France	1 of 5	<5%
	Lesser Spotted Woodpecker			<5%
60	Vienna	🇦🇹 Austria	1 of 5	<5%
	Lesser Spotted Woodpecker			<5%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
2	Bronx Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
3	Alpenzoo Innsbruck	🇦🇹 Austria	In captivity
4	Ralph Perkins II Wildlife Center and Woods Garden	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity

Dryobates Woodpeckers

Species in this group

Downy Woodpecker

Ladder-backed Woodpecker

Nuttall's Woodpecker

Lesser Spotted Woodpecker

Crimson-breasted Woodpecker

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Dryobates Woodpeckers

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found