Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

Sphyrapicus varius

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Los Quetzales National Park
29 Verified records at Los Quetzales National Park
November Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The yellow-bellied sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius) is a medium-sized woodpecker that breeds in Canada and the northeastern United States. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker sighting in Los Quetzales National Park, based on 29 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 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 during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙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 Riding Mountain National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
30–40%
2 Wood Buffalo National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
30–40%
3 Congaree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
4 Elk Island National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
20–30%
5 Voyageurs National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
6 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
7 Ciénaga de Zapata 🇨🇺 Cuba
10–20%
8 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
9 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
5–10%
10 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
5–10%
11 Isle Royale National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
12 Kluane National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
5–10%
13 Big Cypress National Preserve 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
14 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
15 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
5–10%
16 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
5–10%
17 Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
18 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
19 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
20 Cusuco National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
<5%
21 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
22 Jasper National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
23 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
24 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
25 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
26 Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park 🇯🇲 Jamaica
<5%
27 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
<5%
28 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
<5%
29 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize
<5%
30 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
31 Masaya Volcano National Park 🇳🇮 Nicaragua
<5%
32 Cape Breton Highlands National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
33 Cañón del Sumidero National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
34 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
35 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
36 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
37 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
38 Los Quetzales National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
39 Zion National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
40 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
41 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
42 Banff National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
43 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
44 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
45 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
46 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
47 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
48 Nahanni National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
49 Celaque National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
50 Biotopo Cerro Cahuí 🇬🇹 Guatemala
Insufficient data
51 Guadalupe Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
52 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
53 Wrangell-St. Elias National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
54 La Tigra National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
55 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
56 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
57 Irazú Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
58 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
59 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
60 Volcán Barú National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
61 Grand Canyon National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
62 Gros Morne National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
63 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
64 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
65 Yosemite National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
66 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
67 Rocky Mountain National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker in Los Quetzales National Park?

About 0% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker sighting in Los Quetzales National Park, based on 29 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Yellow-bellied Sapsucker in Los Quetzales National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Yellow-bellied Sapsucker in Los Quetzales National Park in our monthly data.

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