Woodpeckers in Yukon Territory
Our list for Yukon Territory has 7 woodpeckers recorded regularly there: 2 residents, 3 summer visitors and 2 winter visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Yukon Territory in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 7, most common first
Hairy WoodpeckerLeuconotopicus villosusWinter visitorCommon18–26 cmRegularly Jul–May
Downy WoodpeckerDryobates pubescensWinter visitorCommon14–18 cmRegularly Jul–May
Northern FlickerColaptes auratusSummer visitorCommon28–31 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
American Three-toed WoodpeckerPicoides dorsalisResidentCommon21–24 cmRecorded all year
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerSphyrapicus variusSummer visitorUncommon19–22 cmRegularly May–Sep
Black-backed WoodpeckerPicoides arcticusSummer visitorUncommon21–24 cmRegularly May–Mar
Pileated WoodpeckerDryocopus pileatusResidentRare40–49 cmRegularly May–Jun
Smallest to largest
Length, cmData: 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