Gila Woodpecker
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Gila Woodpecker

Melanerpes uropygialis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
60–70% · Likely
overall probability at Bahía de Loreto National Park
537 Verified records at Bahía de Loreto National Park
November Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The Gila woodpecker (Melanerpes uropygialis) is a medium-sized woodpecker of the desert regions of the southwestern United States and western Mexico. In the U.S., they range through southeastern California, southern Nevada, Arizona, and New Mexico. Wikipedia →

60–70% of wildlife watchers report a Gila Woodpecker sighting in Bahía de Loreto National Park, based on 537 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Bahía de Loreto National Park

Gilded Flicker
LC

Gilded Flicker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Colaptes chrysoides

10–20% · With luck
Ladder-backed Woodpecker
LC

Ladder-backed Woodpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dryobates scalaris

5–10% · With luck
Red-naped Sapsucker
LC

Red-naped Sapsucker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sphyrapicus nuchalis

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
50–60
Feb
60–70
Mar
60–70
Apr
60–70
May
60–70
Jun
50–60
Jul
70–80
Aug
50–60
Sep
60–70
Oct
70–80
Nov
60–70
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 Bahía de Loreto National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
60–70%
2 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
20–30%
3 Grand Canyon National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Gila Woodpecker in Bahía de Loreto National Park?

About 61% of wildlife watchers report a Gila Woodpecker sighting in Bahía de Loreto National Park, based on 537 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Gila Woodpecker in Bahía de Loreto National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Gila Woodpecker in Bahía de Loreto National Park in our monthly data.

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