Woodpeckers in Saskatchewan
Our list for Saskatchewan has 10 woodpeckers recorded regularly there: 3 residents, 3 summer visitors and 4 winter visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Saskatchewan in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 10, most common first
Downy WoodpeckerDryobates pubescensWinter visitorCommon14–18 cmRegularly Jul–May
Hairy WoodpeckerLeuconotopicus villosusWinter visitorCommon18–26 cmRecorded all year
Northern FlickerColaptes auratusResidentCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerSphyrapicus variusSummer visitorUncommon19–22 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Pileated WoodpeckerDryocopus pileatusResidentUncommon40–49 cmRecorded all year
Black-backed WoodpeckerPicoides arcticusWinter visitorUncommon21–24 cmRecorded all year
American Three-toed WoodpeckerPicoides dorsalisWinter visitorUncommon21–24 cmRegularly May–Mar
Red-bellied WoodpeckerMelanerpes carolinusResidentUncommon23–26 cmRegularly Oct–Dec
Red-naped SapsuckerSphyrapicus nuchalisSummer visitorUncommon19–21 cmRegularly May–Sep
Red-headed WoodpeckerMelanerpes erythrocephalusSummer visitorRare19–23 cmRegularly May–Sep
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Downy Woodpecker 14–18 cm
- Red-naped Sapsucker 19–21 cm
- Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 19–22 cm
- Red-headed Woodpecker 19–23 cm
- Hairy Woodpecker 18–26 cm
- Black-backed Woodpecker 21–24 cm
- American Three-toed Woodpecker 21–24 cm
- Red-bellied Woodpecker 23–26 cm
- Northern Flicker 28–31 cm
- Pileated Woodpecker 40–49 cm
Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made