Middle Spotted Woodpecker

Middle Spotted Woodpecker

Dendrocoptes medius

5–10% · Rare
overall probability at Fertő-Hanság National Park
78 Verified records at Fertő-Hanság National Park
January 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 →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Middle Spotted Woodpecker sighting in Fertő-Hanság National Park, based on 78 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
5–10
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
5–10
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
5–10
Oct
<5
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 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 Fertő-Hanság National Park?

About 5% of wildlife watchers report a Middle Spotted Woodpecker sighting in Fertő-Hanság National Park, based on 78 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Middle Spotted Woodpecker in Fertő-Hanság National Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for Middle Spotted Woodpecker in Fertő-Hanság National Park in our monthly data.

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