Iberian Green Woodpecker
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Iberian Green Woodpecker

Picus sharpei

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Aigüestortes National Park
191 Verified records at Aigüestortes National Park
February Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The Iberian green woodpecker (Picus sharpei) is a medium-sized woodpecker endemic to the Iberian peninsula. It was formerly considered as a subspecies of the European green woodpecker but differs in having little black on the head and a dusky rather than a black ring around each eye. Its sound has been described as sibilant, or hiss-like. Wikipedia →

30–40% of wildlife watchers report a Iberian Green Woodpecker sighting in Aigüestortes National Park, based on 191 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Aigüestortes National Park

Green Woodpecker
LC

Green Woodpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Picus viridis

Insufficient data
Great Spotted Woodpecker
LC Endemic

Great Spotted Woodpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dendrocopos major

40–50% · Likely
Middle Spotted Woodpecker

Middle Spotted Woodpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dendrocoptes medius

10–20% · With luck
Black Woodpecker
LC

Black Woodpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dryocopus martius

5–10% · With luck
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker
LC Endemic

Lesser Spotted Woodpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dryobates minor

<5% · Rare
Eurasian Wryneck
LC

Eurasian Wryneck

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Jynx torquilla

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
50–60
Feb
50–60
Mar
30–40
Apr
20–30
May
20–30
Jun
20–30
Jul
20–30
Aug
10–20
Sep
30–40
Oct
20–30
Nov
20–30
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Aigüestortes National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
30–40%
2 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
20–30%
3 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
20–30%
4 Picos de Europa National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
10–20%
5 Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
10–20%
6 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
5–10%
7 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
8 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Iberian Green Woodpecker in Aigüestortes National Park?

About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Iberian Green Woodpecker sighting in Aigüestortes National Park, based on 191 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Iberian Green Woodpecker in Aigüestortes National Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for Iberian Green Woodpecker in Aigüestortes National Park in our monthly data.

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