Genus

Melanerpes Woodpeckers

Melanerpes

19 species in our catalog · found in 120 parks

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Melanerpes hoffmannii

Melanerpes carolinus

Melanerpes striatus

Melanerpes radiolatus

70–80% · Very likely

LC Endemic

Melanerpes formicivorus

70–80% · Very likely

Melanerpes aurifrons

70–80% · Very likely

Melanerpes pucherani

60–70% · Likely

Melanerpes uropygialis

60–70% · Likely

Melanerpes pygmaeus

60–70% · Likely

LC Endemic

Melanerpes superciliaris

50–60% · Likely

Melanerpes rubricapillus

50–60% · Likely

Melanerpes cactorum

40–50% · Likely

Melanerpes cruentatus

40–50% · Likely

Melanerpes erythrocephalus

30–40% · Possible

Melanerpes candidus

30–40% · Possible

Melanerpes chrysauchen

20–30% · Possible

Melanerpes flavifrons

10–20% · With luck

Melanerpes santacruzi

10–20% · With luck

Melanerpes lewis

5–10% · With luck

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📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

40–50

Jan

40–50

Feb

40–50

Mar

40–50

Apr

40–50

May

40–50

Jun

40–50

Jul

40–50

Aug

40–50

Sep

40–50

Oct

40–50

Nov

40–50

Dec

🕐 When They're Spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Melanerpes Woodpeckers

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	P(≥1)
1	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	90–100%
	Red-bellied Woodpecker			80–90%
	Red-headed Woodpecker			30–40%
2	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	1	80–90%
	Hoffmann's Woodpecker			80–90%
3	Los Haitises National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	1	80–90%
	Hispaniolan Woodpecker			80–90%
4	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	3	80–90%
	Golden-fronted Woodpecker			70–80%
	Yucatán Woodpecker			30–40%
	Velasquez's Woodpecker			10–20%
5	Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park	🇯🇲 Jamaica	1	70–80%
	Jamaican Woodpecker			70–80%
6	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	4	70–80%
	Acorn Woodpecker			70–80%
	Black-cheeked Woodpecker			Insufficient data
	Red-crowned Woodpecker			<5%
	Hoffmann's Woodpecker			Insufficient data
7	Irazú Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	70–80%
	Acorn Woodpecker			70–80%
	Hoffmann's Woodpecker			Insufficient data
8	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2	70–80%
	Red-bellied Woodpecker			60–70%
	Red-headed Woodpecker			20–30%
9	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	70–80%
	Red-bellied Woodpecker			60–70%
	Red-headed Woodpecker			5–10%
10	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	70–80%
	Golden-fronted Woodpecker			70–80%
	Acorn Woodpecker			Insufficient data
11	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	2	60–70%
	Golden-fronted Woodpecker			60–70%
	Black-cheeked Woodpecker			20–30%
12	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	3	60–70%
	Golden-fronted Woodpecker			60–70%
	Black-cheeked Woodpecker			Insufficient data
	Acorn Woodpecker			Insufficient data
13	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	60–70%
	Hoffmann's Woodpecker			60–70%
	Black-cheeked Woodpecker			<5%
14	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	60–70%
	Golden-fronted Woodpecker			40–50%
	Acorn Woodpecker			30–40%
15	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	2	60–70%
	Red-crowned Woodpecker			50–60%
	Black-cheeked Woodpecker			20–30%
16	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	2	60–70%
	Golden-fronted Woodpecker			60–70%
	Acorn Woodpecker			<5%
17	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	60–70%
	Red-crowned Woodpecker			50–60%
	Golden-naped Woodpecker			20–30%
18	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	60–70%
	Black-cheeked Woodpecker			60–70%
	Hoffmann's Woodpecker			Insufficient data
19	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	2	60–70%
	Red-bellied Woodpecker			60–70%
	Red-headed Woodpecker			Insufficient data
20	Celaque National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	2	60–70%
	Acorn Woodpecker			40–50%
	Golden-fronted Woodpecker			30–40%
21	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	60–70%
	Yucatán Woodpecker			60–70%
	Golden-fronted Woodpecker			5–10%
22	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2	60–70%
	Red-crowned Woodpecker			40–50%
	Black-cheeked Woodpecker			30–40%
23	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2	60–70%
	Red-crowned Woodpecker			40–50%
	Black-cheeked Woodpecker			20–30%
24	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	60–70%
	Gila Woodpecker			60–70%
25	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	3	60–70%
	Golden-fronted Woodpecker			50–60%
	Acorn Woodpecker			<5%
	Black-cheeked Woodpecker			Insufficient data
26	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	50–60%
	Red-crowned Woodpecker			30–40%
	Acorn Woodpecker			30–40%
	Golden-naped Woodpecker			<5%
27	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	50–60%
	Red-bellied Woodpecker			50–60%
	Red-headed Woodpecker			Insufficient data
28	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	50–60%
	Hoffmann's Woodpecker			50–60%
29	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	3	50–60%
	Golden-fronted Woodpecker			50–60%
	Yucatán Woodpecker			10–20%
	Velasquez's Woodpecker			Insufficient data
30	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	1	50–60%
	West Indian Woodpecker			50–60%
31	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	50–60%
	Red-crowned Woodpecker			40–50%
	Golden-naped Woodpecker			20–30%
	Hoffmann's Woodpecker			<5%
32	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	50–60%
	Hoffmann's Woodpecker			40–50%
	Golden-naped Woodpecker			10–20%
	Red-crowned Woodpecker			5–10%
33	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	50–60%
	Hoffmann's Woodpecker			50–60%
	Black-cheeked Woodpecker			Insufficient data
34	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	50–60%
	Black-cheeked Woodpecker			50–60%
	Hoffmann's Woodpecker			5–10%
35	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2	50–60%
	Red-crowned Woodpecker			50–60%
	Black-cheeked Woodpecker			Insufficient data
36	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	50–60%
	Acorn Woodpecker			30–40%
	Golden-fronted Woodpecker			30–40%
37	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	2	50–60%
	Red-crowned Woodpecker			50–60%
	Black-cheeked Woodpecker			<5%
38	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	50–60%
	Black-cheeked Woodpecker			40–50%
	Hoffmann's Woodpecker			20–30%
39	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	50–60%
	Red-crowned Woodpecker			40–50%
	Golden-naped Woodpecker			10–20%
	Hoffmann's Woodpecker			5–10%
40	Guadalupe Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	50–60%
	Acorn Woodpecker			50–60%
	Lewis's Woodpecker			<5%
41	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	50–60%
	Black-cheeked Woodpecker			40–50%
	Hoffmann's Woodpecker			10–20%
	Acorn Woodpecker			<5%
42	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	4	50–60%
	Red-crowned Woodpecker			20–30%
	Black-cheeked Woodpecker			20–30%
	Acorn Woodpecker			10–20%
	Golden-naped Woodpecker			<5%
43	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2	50–60%
	Black-cheeked Woodpecker			30–40%
	Red-crowned Woodpecker			20–30%
44	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	50–60%
	Hoffmann's Woodpecker			50–60%
45	El Triunfo	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	50–60%
	Golden-fronted Woodpecker			50–60%
	Acorn Woodpecker			Insufficient data
46	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	50–60%
	Hoffmann's Woodpecker			40–50%
	Black-cheeked Woodpecker			<5%
47	El Impenetrable National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	2	50–60%
	White-fronted Woodpecker			40–50%
	White Woodpecker			10–20%
48	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1	40–50%
	Black-cheeked Woodpecker			40–50%
49	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	5	40–50%
	Acorn Woodpecker			40–50%
	Golden-naped Woodpecker			Insufficient data
	Hoffmann's Woodpecker			<5%
	Black-cheeked Woodpecker			<5%
	Red-crowned Woodpecker			Insufficient data
50	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	3	40–50%
	Acorn Woodpecker			40–50%
	Red-crowned Woodpecker			5–10%
	Black-cheeked Woodpecker			<5%
51	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2	40–50%
	Acorn Woodpecker			30–40%
	Red-crowned Woodpecker			10–20%
52	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	40–50%
	Golden-fronted Woodpecker			30–40%
	Black-cheeked Woodpecker			10–20%
53	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	40–50%
	Hoffmann's Woodpecker			40–50%
54	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	40–50%
	Red-bellied Woodpecker			40–50%
	Red-headed Woodpecker			<5%
55	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	2	40–50%
	Acorn Woodpecker			40–50%
	Lewis's Woodpecker			<5%
56	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	40–50%
	Red-crowned Woodpecker			40–50%
57	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	40–50%
	Golden-fronted Woodpecker			20–30%
	Yucatán Woodpecker			20–30%
58	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	3	40–50%
	Golden-fronted Woodpecker			30–40%
	Yucatán Woodpecker			10–20%
	Velasquez's Woodpecker			10–20%
59	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	40–50%
	Golden-naped Woodpecker			20–30%
	Red-crowned Woodpecker			20–30%
60	La Tigra National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	2	40–50%
	Golden-fronted Woodpecker			20–30%
	Acorn Woodpecker			20–30%
61	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	40–50%
	Yellow-tufted Woodpecker			40–50%
62	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	40–50%
	Black-cheeked Woodpecker			30–40%
	Hoffmann's Woodpecker			Insufficient data
63	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	3	40–50%
	White-fronted Woodpecker			20–30%
	Yellow-tufted Woodpecker			10–20%
	White Woodpecker			<5%
64	Jaragua National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	1	40–50%
	Hispaniolan Woodpecker			40–50%
65	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	3	30–40%
	Golden-fronted Woodpecker			30–40%
	Velasquez's Woodpecker			Insufficient data
	Black-cheeked Woodpecker			Insufficient data
66	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	3	30–40%
	Golden-fronted Woodpecker			20–30%
	Black-cheeked Woodpecker			10–20%
	Acorn Woodpecker			<5%
67	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	30–40%
	Yellow-tufted Woodpecker			30–40%
68	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	1	30–40%
	Red-crowned Woodpecker			30–40%
69	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	2	30–40%
	Yellow-tufted Woodpecker			30–40%
	Red-crowned Woodpecker			<5%
70	Chapada dos Guimarães National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	2	30–40%
	Yellow-tufted Woodpecker			20–30%
	White Woodpecker			5–10%
71	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	30–40%
	Acorn Woodpecker			30–40%
	Lewis's Woodpecker			<5%
72	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	30–40%
	Black-cheeked Woodpecker			30–40%
	Hoffmann's Woodpecker			<5%
73	Emas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	30–40%
	White Woodpecker			30–40%
74	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	30–40%
	Hoffmann's Woodpecker			20–30%
	Red-crowned Woodpecker			Insufficient data
	Black-cheeked Woodpecker			Insufficient data
75	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	1	20–30%
	Red-crowned Woodpecker			20–30%
76	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	2	20–30%
	Yellow-tufted Woodpecker			20–30%
	White Woodpecker			Insufficient data
77	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	1	20–30%
	Yellow-tufted Woodpecker			20–30%
78	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	1	20–30%
	Yellow-tufted Woodpecker			20–30%
79	Poás Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	20–30%
	Acorn Woodpecker			20–30%
	Hoffmann's Woodpecker			Insufficient data
	Black-cheeked Woodpecker			Insufficient data
80	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	20–30%
	Yellow-tufted Woodpecker			20–30%
81	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	20–30%
	Black-cheeked Woodpecker			20–30%
82	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	20–30%
	Gila Woodpecker			20–30%
83	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	20–30%
	Yellow-tufted Woodpecker			20–30%
84	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	2	20–30%
	Yellow-fronted Woodpecker			10–20%
	White Woodpecker			5–10%
85	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	1	20–30%
	Yellow-tufted Woodpecker			20–30%
86	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	2	10–20%
	Yellow-fronted Woodpecker			10–20%
	White Woodpecker			<5%
87	Puracé National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	2	10–20%
	Red-crowned Woodpecker			10–20%
	Acorn Woodpecker			5–10%
88	Noel Kempff Mercado National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	1	10–20%
	Yellow-tufted Woodpecker			10–20%
89	Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	10–20%
	Acorn Woodpecker			10–20%
	Golden-fronted Woodpecker			Insufficient data
90	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	3	10–20%
	White Woodpecker			10–20%
	Yellow-tufted Woodpecker			Insufficient data
	White-fronted Woodpecker			<5%
91	Iberá National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	2	10–20%
	White Woodpecker			10–20%
	White-fronted Woodpecker			<5%
92	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	10–20%
	Acorn Woodpecker			10–20%
	Lewis's Woodpecker			<5%
93	El Palmar National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1	10–20%
	White Woodpecker			10–20%
94	Badlands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	10–20%
	Red-headed Woodpecker			10–20%
95	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3	10–20%
	Red-headed Woodpecker			10–20%
	Acorn Woodpecker			<5%
	Lewis's Woodpecker			Insufficient data
96	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	5–10%
	Acorn Woodpecker			5–10%
	Lewis's Woodpecker			Insufficient data
97	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	2	5–10%
	Acorn Woodpecker			5–10%
	Red-crowned Woodpecker			<5%
98	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	5–10%
	Lewis's Woodpecker			5–10%
	Acorn Woodpecker			<5%
99	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3	5–10%
	Gila Woodpecker			Insufficient data
	Acorn Woodpecker			<5%
	Lewis's Woodpecker			<5%
100	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	5–10%
	Black-cheeked Woodpecker			5–10%
101	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	5–10%
	Red-bellied Woodpecker			Insufficient data
102	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	2	5–10%
	Yellow-fronted Woodpecker			<5%
	White Woodpecker			<5%
103	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	5–10%
	Yellow-tufted Woodpecker			5–10%
104	Itatiaia National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	2	5–10%
	White Woodpecker			<5%
	Yellow-fronted Woodpecker			<5%
105	Serra da Canastra National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	5–10%
	White Woodpecker			5–10%
106	Canaima National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	2	5–10%
	Yellow-tufted Woodpecker			<5%
	Red-crowned Woodpecker			Insufficient data
107	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Red-bellied Woodpecker			<5%
108	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	<5%
	Red-headed Woodpecker			<5%
109	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	<5%
	Acorn Woodpecker			Insufficient data
	Lewis's Woodpecker			<5%
110	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	3	<5%
	Yellow-tufted Woodpecker			<5%
	Red-crowned Woodpecker			Insufficient data
	Acorn Woodpecker			Insufficient data
111	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	<5%
	Lewis's Woodpecker			<5%
	Red-headed Woodpecker			Insufficient data
112	Voyageurs National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	<5%
	Red-bellied Woodpecker			Insufficient data
	Red-headed Woodpecker			Insufficient data
113	Brownsberg Nature Park	🇸🇷 Suriname	1	<5%
	Yellow-tufted Woodpecker			Insufficient data
114	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	<5%
	Red-headed Woodpecker			<5%
	Lewis's Woodpecker			<5%
115	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	2	<5%
	Yellow-fronted Woodpecker			Insufficient data
	White Woodpecker			Insufficient data
116	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Lewis's Woodpecker			<5%
117	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Lewis's Woodpecker			<5%
118	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	<5%
	Red-bellied Woodpecker			Insufficient data
119	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	<5%
	Lewis's Woodpecker			Insufficient data
120	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Acorn Woodpecker			Insufficient data

Melanerpes Woodpeckers

Species in this group

Hoffmann's Woodpecker

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Hispaniolan Woodpecker

Jamaican Woodpecker

Acorn Woodpecker

Golden-fronted Woodpecker

Black-cheeked Woodpecker

Gila Woodpecker

Yucatán Woodpecker

West Indian Woodpecker

Red-crowned Woodpecker

White-fronted Woodpecker

Yellow-tufted Woodpecker

Red-headed Woodpecker

White Woodpecker

Golden-naped Woodpecker

Yellow-fronted Woodpecker

Velasquez's Woodpecker

Lewis's Woodpecker

📅 Monthly Probability

🕐 When They're Spotted

Where to see Melanerpes Woodpeckers

Parks Ranked