Woodpeckers in Wyoming
Our list for Wyoming has 10 woodpeckers recorded regularly there: 3 residents, 5 summer visitors, 1 winter visitor and 1 scarce visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Wyoming in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 10, most common first
Northern FlickerColaptes auratusResidentCommon28–31 cmRecorded all year
Downy WoodpeckerDryobates pubescensWinter visitorCommon14–18 cmRecorded all year
Hairy WoodpeckerLeuconotopicus villosusResidentCommon18–26 cmRecorded all year
Red-naped SapsuckerSphyrapicus nuchalisSummer visitorUncommon19–21 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Red-headed WoodpeckerMelanerpes erythrocephalusSummer visitorUncommon19–23 cmRegularly May–Sep
American Three-toed WoodpeckerPicoides dorsalisResidentUncommon21–24 cmRegularly May–Mar
Williamson's SapsuckerSphyrapicus thyroideusSummer visitorUncommon21–25 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Lewis's WoodpeckerMelanerpes lewisSummer visitorUncommon26–28 cmRegularly May–Sep
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerSphyrapicus variusScarceRare19–22 cm
Black-backed WoodpeckerPicoides arcticusSummer visitorRare21–24 cmRegularly May–Jan
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Downy Woodpecker 14–18 cm
- Red-naped Sapsucker 19–21 cm
- Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 19–22 cm
- Red-headed Woodpecker 19–23 cm
- Hairy Woodpecker 18–26 cm
- American Three-toed Woodpecker 21–24 cm
- Black-backed 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