Woodpeckers in Mexico
Our list for Mexico has 16 woodpeckers recorded regularly there: 11 residents, 2 winter visitors and 3 passage migrants
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Mexico in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 16, most common first
Golden-fronted WoodpeckerMelanerpes aurifronsResidentCommon21–26 cmRecorded all year
Ladder-backed WoodpeckerDryobates scalarisResidentCommon16–19 cmRecorded all year
Acorn WoodpeckerMelanerpes formicivorusResidentUncommon20–24 cmRecorded all year
Gila WoodpeckerMelanerpes uropygialisResidentUncommon20–25 cmRecorded all year
Lineated WoodpeckerDryocopus lineatusResidentUncommon32–38 cmRecorded all year
Northern FlickerColaptes auratusResidentUncommon28–31 cmRecorded all year
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerSphyrapicus variusWinter visitorUncommon19–22 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Hairy WoodpeckerLeuconotopicus villosusResidentUncommon18–26 cmRecorded all year
Gilded FlickerColaptes chrysoidesResidentUncommon28–31 cmRecorded all year
Arizona WoodpeckerPicoides arizonaeResidentRare19–21 cmRecorded all year
Red-naped SapsuckerSphyrapicus nuchalisWinter visitorRare19–21 cmRegularly Sep–Mar
Nuttall's WoodpeckerDryobates nuttalliiResidentRare17–18 cmRecorded all year
Williamson's SapsuckerSphyrapicus thyroideusResidentRare21–25 cmRegularly Oct–Jul
Downy WoodpeckerDryobates pubescensPassage migrantRare14–18 cmRegularly Oct
Lewis's WoodpeckerMelanerpes lewisPassage migrantRare26–28 cmRegularly Dec
Red-breasted SapsuckerSphyrapicus ruberPassage migrantRare19–22 cmRegularly Oct–Feb
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Downy Woodpecker 14–18 cm
- Nuttall's Woodpecker 17–18 cm
- Ladder-backed Woodpecker 16–19 cm
- Arizona Woodpecker 19–21 cm
- Red-naped Sapsucker 19–21 cm
- Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 19–22 cm
- Red-breasted Sapsucker 19–22 cm
- Acorn Woodpecker 20–24 cm
- Hairy Woodpecker 18–26 cm
- Gila Woodpecker 20–25 cm
- Williamson's Sapsucker 21–25 cm
- Golden-fronted Woodpecker 21–26 cm
- Lewis's Woodpecker 26–28 cm
- Northern Flicker 28–31 cm
- Gilded Flicker 28–31 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