Red-headed Woodpecker
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Red-headed Woodpecker

Melanerpes erythrocephalus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Badlands National Park
84 Verified records at Badlands National Park
May Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The red-headed woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus) is a mid-sized woodpecker found in temperate North America. Its breeding habitat is open country across southern Canada and the east-central United States. It is rated as least concern on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)'s Red List of Endangered species, having been down-listed from near threatened in 2018. The red-headed woodpecker should not be confused with the red-bellied woodpecker, which is similar in size but has a vibrant orange-red crown and nape; the red-bellied woodpecker is named for the pale reddish blush of its lower belly and has a distinctly patterned black and white back rather than the solid black one of the red-headed woodpecker. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Red-headed Woodpecker sighting in Badlands National Park, based on 84 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Badlands National Park

Northern Flicker
LC Endemic

Northern Flicker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Colaptes auratus

10–20% · With luck
Downy Woodpecker
LC

Downy Woodpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dryobates pubescens

<5% · Rare
Hairy Woodpecker
LC Endemic

Hairy Woodpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Leuconotopicus villosus

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
5–10
Mar
<5
Apr
20–30
May
5–10
Jun
5–10
Jul
5–10
Aug
10–20
Sep
<5
Oct
5–10
Nov
5–10
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 Congaree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
30–40%
2 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
20–30%
3 Badlands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
4 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
5 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
6 Riding Mountain National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
7 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
8 Rocky Mountain National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
9 Voyageurs National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
10 Big Cypress National Preserve 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
11 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
12 Glacier National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Red-headed Woodpecker in Badlands National Park?

About 11% of wildlife watchers report a Red-headed Woodpecker sighting in Badlands National Park, based on 84 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Red-headed Woodpecker in Badlands National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for Red-headed Woodpecker in Badlands National Park in our monthly data.

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