Woodpeckers in Utah
Our list for Utah has 11 woodpeckers recorded regularly there: 6 residents, 1 summer visitor, 2 winter visitors and 2 passage migrants
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Utah in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 11, most common first
Northern FlickerColaptes auratusWinter visitorCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year
Downy WoodpeckerDryobates pubescensResidentCommon14–18 cmRecorded all year
Hairy WoodpeckerLeuconotopicus villosusResidentUncommon18–26 cmRecorded all year
Red-naped SapsuckerSphyrapicus nuchalisResidentUncommon19–21 cmRecorded all year
Ladder-backed WoodpeckerDryobates scalarisResidentUncommon16–19 cmRecorded all year
American Three-toed WoodpeckerPicoides dorsalisPassage migrantUncommon21–24 cmRegularly Jun–Oct
Lewis's WoodpeckerMelanerpes lewisWinter visitorUncommon26–28 cmRecorded all year
Williamson's SapsuckerSphyrapicus thyroideusSummer visitorUncommon21–25 cmRegularly Mar–Jan
Acorn WoodpeckerMelanerpes formicivorusPassage migrantRare20–24 cmRegularly Jun–Dec
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerSphyrapicus variusResidentRare19–22 cmRegularly Dec–Jan
Red-breasted SapsuckerSphyrapicus ruberResidentRare19–22 cmRegularly Nov–Aug
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Downy Woodpecker 14–18 cm
- Ladder-backed Woodpecker 16–19 cm
- Red-naped Sapsucker 19–21 cm
- Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 19–22 cm
- Red-breasted Sapsucker 19–22 cm
- Hairy Woodpecker 18–26 cm
- Acorn Woodpecker 20–24 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
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