Woodpeckers in Arizona
Our list for Arizona has 15 woodpeckers recorded regularly there: 10 residents, 1 summer visitor, 3 winter visitors and 1 scarce visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Arizona in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 15, most common first
Gila WoodpeckerMelanerpes uropygialisResidentCommon20–25 cmRecorded all year
Acorn WoodpeckerMelanerpes formicivorusResidentCommon20–24 cmRecorded all year
Ladder-backed WoodpeckerDryobates scalarisResidentCommon16–19 cmRecorded all year
Northern FlickerColaptes auratusResidentCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year
Red-naped SapsuckerSphyrapicus nuchalisWinter visitorCommon19–21 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Hairy WoodpeckerLeuconotopicus villosusResidentUncommon18–26 cmRecorded all year
Arizona WoodpeckerPicoides arizonaeResidentUncommon19–21 cmRecorded all year
Gilded FlickerColaptes chrysoidesResidentUncommon28–31 cmRecorded all year
Lewis's WoodpeckerMelanerpes lewisResidentRare26–28 cmRecorded all year
Williamson's SapsuckerSphyrapicus thyroideusResidentRare21–25 cmRecorded all year
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerSphyrapicus variusWinter visitorRare19–22 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Downy WoodpeckerDryobates pubescensResidentRare14–18 cmRecorded all year
American Three-toed WoodpeckerPicoides dorsalisSummer visitorRare21–24 cmRegularly Apr–Jan
Red-breasted SapsuckerSphyrapicus ruberWinter visitorRare19–22 cmRegularly Oct–Feb
Red-headed WoodpeckerMelanerpes erythrocephalusScarceRare19–23 cm
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Downy Woodpecker 14–18 cm
- Ladder-backed Woodpecker 16–19 cm
- Red-naped Sapsucker 19–21 cm
- Arizona Woodpecker 19–21 cm
- Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 19–22 cm
- Red-breasted Sapsucker 19–22 cm
- Red-headed Woodpecker 19–23 cm
- Acorn Woodpecker 20–24 cm
- Hairy Woodpecker 18–26 cm
- Gila Woodpecker 20–25 cm
- American Three-toed Woodpecker 21–24 cm
- Williamson's Sapsucker 21–25 cm
- Lewis's Woodpecker 26–28 cm
- Northern Flicker 28–31 cm
- Gilded Flicker 28–31 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