Woodpeckers in Costa Rica
Our list for Costa Rica has 4 woodpeckers recorded regularly there: 3 residents and 1 winter visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Costa Rica in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 4, most common first
Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatusResidentUncommon32–38 cmRecorded all year
Acorn WoodpeckerMelanerpes formicivorusResidentUncommon20–24 cmRecorded all year
Hairy WoodpeckerLeuconotopicus villosusResidentUncommon18–26 cmRecorded all year
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerSphyrapicus variusWinter visitorRare19–22 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 19–22 cm
- Acorn Woodpecker 20–24 cm
- Hairy Woodpecker 18–26 cm
- Lineated Woodpecker 32–38 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