Iberian Green Woodpecker
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Iberian Green Woodpecker

Picus sharpei

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Doñana National Park
52 Verified records at Doñana National Park
June 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 →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Iberian Green Woodpecker sighting in Doñana National Park, based on 52 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Doñana National Park

Lesser Spotted Woodpecker
LC Endemic

Lesser Spotted Woodpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dryobates minor

5–10% · With luck
Eurasian Wryneck
LC

Eurasian Wryneck

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Jynx torquilla

<5% · Rare
Great Spotted Woodpecker
LC Endemic

Great Spotted Woodpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dendrocopos major

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
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 Doñana National Park?

About 2% of wildlife watchers report a Iberian Green Woodpecker sighting in Doñana National Park, based on 52 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

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

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