Iberian Green Woodpecker
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Iberian Green Woodpecker

Picus sharpei

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Picos de Europa National Park
154 Verified records at Picos de Europa National Park
February Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The Iberian green woodpecker (Picus sharpei) is a medium-sized woodpecker endemic to the Iberian peninsula. It was formerly considered as a subspecies of the European green woodpecker but differs in having little black on the head and a dusky rather than a black ring around each eye. Its sound has been described as sibilant, or hiss-like. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Iberian Green Woodpecker sighting in Picos de Europa National Park, based on 154 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Picos de Europa National Park

Great Spotted Woodpecker
LC Endemic

Great Spotted Woodpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dendrocopos major

10–20% · With luck
Middle Spotted Woodpecker

Middle Spotted Woodpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dendrocoptes medius

10–20% · With luck
Eurasian Wryneck
LC

Eurasian Wryneck

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Jynx torquilla

<5% · Rare
Black Woodpecker
LC

Black Woodpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dryocopus martius

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
30–40
Feb
30–40
Mar
30–40
Apr
10–20
May
10–20
Jun
10–20
Jul
20–30
Aug
20–30
Sep
10–20
Oct
10–20
Nov
10–20
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙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 Aigüestortes National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
30–40%
2 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
20–30%
3 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
20–30%
4 Picos de Europa National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
10–20%
5 Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
10–20%
6 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
5–10%
7 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
8 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Iberian Green Woodpecker in Picos de Europa National Park?

About 18% of wildlife watchers report a Iberian Green Woodpecker sighting in Picos de Europa National Park, based on 154 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Iberian Green Woodpecker in Picos de Europa National Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for Iberian Green Woodpecker in Picos de Europa National Park in our monthly data.

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