Yucatán Woodpecker
Melanerpes pygmaeus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
- FamilyPicidae (Woodpeckers)
- GenusMelanerpes (Melanerpes Woodpeckers)
- SpeciesMelanerpes pygmaeus (Yucatán Woodpecker)
The Yucatan woodpecker (Melanerpes pygmaeus) is a species of bird in the family Picidae. It is sometimes referred to as the red-vented woodpecker. The Yucatan woodpecker is found in Belize and Mexico, and ranges over the entire Yucatán Peninsula. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, and heavily degraded former forest. Wikipedia →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Yucatán Woodpecker sighting in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve, based on 119 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve
Golden-fronted Woodpecker
Melanerpes aurifrons
Velasquez's Woodpecker
Melanerpes santacruzi
Ladder-backed Woodpecker
Dryobates scalaris
Lineated Woodpecker
Dryocopus lineatus
Golden-olive Woodpecker
Colaptes rubiginosus
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus varius
Pale-billed Woodpecker
Campephilus guatemalensis
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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 | Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 2 | Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 3 | Celestún Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 4 | Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 5 | Calakmul Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Yucatán Woodpecker in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve?
About 12% of wildlife watchers report a Yucatán Woodpecker sighting in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve, based on 119 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Yucatán Woodpecker in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve?
July has the highest sighting rate for Yucatán Woodpecker in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.