Sphyrapicus (Sapsuckers) — Wallace's Line

Species in this group

LC

Sphyrapicus varius

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

LC

Sphyrapicus nuchalis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

LC

Sphyrapicus ruber

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

LC

Sphyrapicus thyroideus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

~10%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Sapsuckers

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities In captivity: 1 zoo or centre

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 4	~40%
	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker			~40%
2	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	~30%
	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker			~30%
3	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 4	~30%
	Red-breasted Sapsucker			~20%
	Williamson's Sapsucker			~10%
4	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 4	~20%
	Red-naped Sapsucker			~20%
	Williamson's Sapsucker			<5%
5	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 4	~20%
	Red-naped Sapsucker			~20%
	Williamson's Sapsucker			~10%
6	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 4	~20%
	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker			~20%
7	Voyageurs National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	~20%
	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker			~20%
8	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 4	~20%
	Red-breasted Sapsucker			~10%
	Williamson's Sapsucker			<5%
9	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 4	~20%
	Red-naped Sapsucker			~20%
	Williamson's Sapsucker			<5%
10	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 4	~10%
	Red-breasted Sapsucker			~10%
11	Guadalupe Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 4	~10%
	Red-naped Sapsucker			~10%
	Williamson's Sapsucker			<5%
12	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 4	~10%
	Williamson's Sapsucker			~10%
	Red-naped Sapsucker			<5%
13	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	1 of 4	~10%
	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker			~10%
14	Wood Buffalo National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 4	~10%
	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker			~10%
15	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 4	~10%
	Red-naped Sapsucker			~10%
	Williamson's Sapsucker			<5%
16	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 4	~10%
	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker			~10%
17	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	~10%
	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker			~10%
18	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	~10%
	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker			~10%
19	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	~10%
	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker			~10%
20	Kluane National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 4	~10%
	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker			~10%
21	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 4	~10%
	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker			~10%
22	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	2 of 4	~10%
	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker			~10%
	Red-naped Sapsucker			<5%
23	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 4	~10%
	Red-naped Sapsucker			~10%
	Williamson's Sapsucker			<5%
24	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	~10%
	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker			~10%
25	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 4	~10%
	Red-naped Sapsucker			<5%
	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker			<5%
	Williamson's Sapsucker			<5%
26	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	~10%
	Red-breasted Sapsucker			~10%
27	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 4	~10%
	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker			~10%
28	Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 4	~10%
	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker			~10%
29	Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	~10%
	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker			~10%
30	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	<5%
	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker			<5%
31	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 4	<5%
	Red-naped Sapsucker			<5%
	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker			<5%
32	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 4	<5%
	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker			<5%
33	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 4	<5%
	Red-naped Sapsucker			<5%
	Red-breasted Sapsucker			<5%
34	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	<5%
	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker			<5%
35	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 4	<5%
	Red-naped Sapsucker			<5%
	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker			<5%
	Red-breasted Sapsucker			<5%
36	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	<5%
	Red-breasted Sapsucker			<5%
37	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 4	<5%
	Red-naped Sapsucker			<5%
	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker			<5%
38	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 4	<5%
	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker			<5%
39	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 4	<5%
	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker			<5%
40	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 4	<5%
	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker			<5%
41	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1 of 4	<5%
	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker			<5%
42	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 4	<5%
	Red-breasted Sapsucker			<5%
43	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 4	<5%
	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker			<5%
44	Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park	🇯🇲 Jamaica	1 of 4	<5%
	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker			<5%
45	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	1 of 4	<5%
	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker			<5%
46	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 4	<5%
	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker			<5%
47	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 4	<5%
	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker			<5%
48	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 4	<5%
	Red-naped Sapsucker			<5%
49	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 4	<5%
	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker			<5%
50	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 4	<5%
	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker			<5%
51	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	1 of 4	<5%
	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker			<5%
52	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 4	<5%
	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker			<5%
53	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	1 of 4	<5%
	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker			<5%
54	Tikal National Park	🇬🇹 Guatemala	1 of 4	<5%
	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker			<5%
55	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 4	<5%
	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker			<5%
56	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 4	<5%
	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker			<5%
57	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 4	<5%
	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker			<5%
58	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	<5%
	Red-breasted Sapsucker			<5%
59	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 4	<5%
	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker			<5%
60	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 4	<5%
	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Portland	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 4	~20%
	Red-breasted Sapsucker			~10%
	Williamson's Sapsucker			<5%
	Red-naped Sapsucker			<5%
2	New York City	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	~10%
	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker			~10%
3	Philadelphia	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	~10%
	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker			~10%
4	Puebla	🇲🇽 México	1 of 4	~10%
	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker			~10%
5	Monterrey	🇲🇽 México	2 of 4	~10%
	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker			~10%
	Williamson's Sapsucker			<5%
6	Baltimore	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	~10%
	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker			~10%
7	Washington	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	~10%
	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker			~10%
8	Havana	🇨🇺 Cuba	1 of 4	~10%
	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker			~10%
9	Montreal	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 4	~10%
	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker			~10%
10	Miami	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	~10%
	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker			~10%
11	Orlando	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	~10%
	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker			~10%
12	Chicago	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	~10%
	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker			~10%
13	Dallas	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 4	~10%
	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker			<5%
	Red-naped Sapsucker			<5%
14	Houston	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 4	~10%
	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker			~10%
	Red-naped Sapsucker			<5%
15	Toluca	🇲🇽 México	1 of 4	~10%
	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker			~10%
16	Mexico City	🇲🇽 México	1 of 4	~10%
	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker			~10%
17	Sacramento	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 4	<5%
	Red-breasted Sapsucker			<5%
	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker			<5%
18	Toronto	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 4	<5%
	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker			<5%
19	Seattle	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	<5%
	Red-breasted Sapsucker			<5%
20	Guadalajara	🇲🇽 México	1 of 4	<5%
	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker			<5%
21	Torreón	🇲🇽 México	2 of 4	<5%
	Red-naped Sapsucker			<5%
	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker			<5%
22	Detroit	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	<5%
	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker			<5%
23	San Francisco	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 4	<5%
	Red-breasted Sapsucker			<5%
	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker			<5%
	Red-naped Sapsucker			<5%
	Williamson's Sapsucker			<5%
24	Boston	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	<5%
	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker			<5%
25	Vancouver	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 4	<5%
	Red-breasted Sapsucker			<5%
26	Phoenix	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 4	<5%
	Red-naped Sapsucker			<5%
	Williamson's Sapsucker			<5%
	Red-breasted Sapsucker			<5%
	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker			<5%
27	Salt Lake City	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	<5%
	Red-naped Sapsucker			<5%
28	Minneapolis [Saint Paul]	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	<5%
	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker			<5%
29	San Antonio	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	<5%
	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker			<5%
30	Austin	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 4	<5%
	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker			<5%
	Red-naped Sapsucker			<5%
31	Guatemala City	🇬🇹 Guatemala	1 of 4	<5%
	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker			<5%
32	Los Angeles	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 4	<5%
	Red-breasted Sapsucker			<5%
	Red-naped Sapsucker			<5%
	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker			<5%
33	Las Vegas	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	<5%
	Red-naped Sapsucker			<5%
34	Mesa	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 4	<5%
	Red-naped Sapsucker			<5%
	Williamson's Sapsucker			<5%
35	San Pedro Sula	🇭🇳 Honduras	1 of 4	<5%
	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker			<5%
36	San Diego	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 4	<5%
	Red-breasted Sapsucker			<5%
	Red-naped Sapsucker			<5%
	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker			<5%
37	Edmonton	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 4	<5%
	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker			<5%
38	Tegucigalpa	🇭🇳 Honduras	1 of 4	<5%
	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker			<5%
39	San José	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 4	<5%
	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker			<5%
40	Panama City	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 4	<5%
	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker			<5%
41	Calgary	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 4	<5%
	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker			<5%
	Red-naped Sapsucker			<5%
42	Denver	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 4	<5%
	Yellow-bellied Sapsucker			<5%
	Red-naped Sapsucker			<5%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Ralph Perkins II Wildlife Center and Woods Garden	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity

Sapsuckers

Species in this group

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

Red-naped Sapsucker

Red-breasted Sapsucker

Williamson's Sapsucker

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Sapsuckers

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found