Lewis's Woodpecker

Lewis's Woodpecker

Melanerpes lewis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Zion National Park
100 Verified records at Zion National Park
October Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Lewis's Woodpecker sighting in Zion National Park, based on 100 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
5–10
Feb
5–10
Mar
10–20
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
10–20
Sep
10–20
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 Zion National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
2 Guadalupe Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
3 Glacier National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
4 Yosemite National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
5 Grand Canyon National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
6 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
7 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
8 Grand Teton National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
9 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
10 Yellowstone National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
11 Rocky Mountain National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
12 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
13 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
14 Banff National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Lewis's Woodpecker in Zion National Park?

About 6% of wildlife watchers report a Lewis's Woodpecker sighting in Zion National Park, based on 100 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Lewis's Woodpecker in Zion National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Lewis's Woodpecker in Zion National Park in our monthly data.

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