Woodpeckers in Nebraska
Our list for Nebraska has 9 woodpeckers recorded regularly there: 4 residents, 1 summer visitor, 3 winter visitors and 1 scarce visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Nebraska in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 9, most common first
Downy WoodpeckerDryobates pubescensWinter visitorCommon14–18 cmRecorded all year
Red-bellied WoodpeckerMelanerpes carolinusResidentCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year
Northern FlickerColaptes auratusResidentCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year
Red-headed WoodpeckerMelanerpes erythrocephalusSummer visitorCommon19–23 cmRegularly Apr–Feb
Hairy WoodpeckerLeuconotopicus villosusWinter visitorCommon18–26 cmRecorded all year
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerSphyrapicus variusWinter visitorUncommon19–22 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Pileated WoodpeckerDryocopus pileatusResidentUncommon40–49 cmRecorded all year
Lewis's WoodpeckerMelanerpes lewisScarceUncommon26–28 cm
Red-naped SapsuckerSphyrapicus nuchalisResidentRare19–21 cmRegularly Sep
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