Middle Spotted Woodpecker

Middle Spotted Woodpecker

Dendrocoptes medius

30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Białowieża National Park
268 Verified records at Białowieża National Park
March Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The middle spotted woodpecker (Dendrocoptes medius) is a mainly European woodpecker belonging to the genus Dendrocoptes. Wikipedia →

30–40% of wildlife watchers report a Middle Spotted Woodpecker sighting in Białowieża National Park, based on 268 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
30–40
Feb
40–50
Mar
40–50
Apr
30–40
May
30–40
Jun
40–50
Jul
10–20
Aug
10–20
Sep
30–40
Oct
30–40
Nov
30–40
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 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
30–40%
2 Picos de Europa National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
10–20%
3 Aigüestortes National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
10–20%
4 Biebrza National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
10–20%
5 Gauja National Park 🇱🇻 Latvia
5–10%
6 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
5–10%
7 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
<5%
8 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
9 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%
10 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
11 Tatra National Park 🇸🇰 Slovakia
<5%
12 Hortobágy National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
Insufficient data
13 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
Insufficient data
14 Triglav National Park 🇸🇮 Slovenia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Middle Spotted Woodpecker in Białowieża National Park?

About 33% of wildlife watchers report a Middle Spotted Woodpecker sighting in Białowieża National Park, based on 268 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Middle Spotted Woodpecker in Białowieża National Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for Middle Spotted Woodpecker in Białowieża National Park in our monthly data.

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