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Sphyrapicus varius
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Point Reyes National Seashore
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Unknown

Scientific Name with Authority:		Sphyrapicus varius (Linnaeus, 1766)
Park Preferred Common Name(s):
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Chordata, Subphylum Vertebrata, Order Piciformes, Family Picidae, Genus Sphyrapicus, Species Sphyrapicus varius


Seasonality Tags:
Vagrant


Threatened/Endangered Status:		SC
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 1 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park	Acadia National Park
Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site	Anacostia Park
Antietam National Battlefield	Apostle Islands National Lakeshore
Appalachian National Scenic Trail	Appomattox Court House National Historical Park
Arches National Park	Assateague Island National Seashore
Badlands National Park	Baltimore-Washington National Parkway
Big Bend National Park	Big Cypress National Preserve
Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area	Big Thicket National Preserve
Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area	Biscayne National Park
Blue Ridge Parkway	Booker T. Washington National Monument
Buffalo National River	Cabrillo National Monument
Canaveral National Seashore	Canyon De Chelly National Monument
Cape Cod National Seashore	Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Cape Lookout National Seashore	Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site
Carlsbad Caverns National Park	Catoctin Mountain Park
Channel Islands National Park	Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park	Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park
Colonial National Historical Park	Congaree National Park
Coronado National Memorial	Cowpens National Battlefield
Crater Lake National Park	Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
Cumberland Island National Seashore	Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Death Valley National Park	Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Dry Tortugas National Park	Effigy Mounds National Monument
Eisenhower National Historic Site	Everglades National Park
Fire Island National Seashore	First State National Historical Park
Fort Bowie National Historic Site	Fort Caroline National Memorial
Fort Circle Parks	Fort Donelson National Battlefield
Fort Frederica National Monument	Fort Matanzas National Monument
Fort Necessity National Battlefield	Fort Pulaski National Monument
Fort Sumter National Historical Park	Fort Washington Park
Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park	Friendship Hill National Historic Site
Gateway National Recreation Area	Gauley River National Recreation Area
George Washington Birthplace National Monument	George Washington Carver National Monument
George Washington Memorial Parkway	Gettysburg National Military Park
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area	Golden Gate National Recreation Area
Grand Canyon National Park	Grand Portage National Monument
Great Falls Park	Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve
Great Smoky Mountains National Park	Greenbelt Park
Guadalupe Mountains National Park	Guilford Courthouse National Military Park
Gulf Islands National Seashore	Harmony Hall
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park	Hopewell Culture National Historical Park
Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site	Horseshoe Bend National Military Park
Hot Springs National Park	Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site
Indiana Dunes National Park	Isle Royale National Park
Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve	Joshua Tree National Park
Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument	Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park	Kings Mountain National Military Park
Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site	Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area
Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial	Little River Canyon National Preserve
Mammoth Cave National Park	Manassas National Battlefield Park
Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park	Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas
Missouri National Recreational River	Monocacy National Battlefield
Moores Creek National Battlefield	Natchez Trace Parkway
National Capital Parks-East	National Mall and Memorial Parks
Navajo National Monument	New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
Ninety Six National Historic Site	Obed Wild and Scenic River
Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park	Oxon Cove Park and Oxon Hill Run
Ozark National Scenic Riverways	Padre Island National Seashore
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore	Pipestone National Monument
Piscataway Park	Prince William Forest Park
Redwood National Park	Richmond National Battlefield Park
Rock Creek Park	Russell Cave National Monument
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site	Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway
Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park	Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument
San Antonio Missions National Historical Park	Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area
Shenandoah National Park	Shiloh National Military Park
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore	Stones River National Battlefield
Suitland Parkway	Theodore Roosevelt Island National Memorial
Thomas Stone National Historic Site	Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve
Tonto National Monument	Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument
Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River	Valley Forge National Historical Park
Vicksburg National Military Park	Virgin Islands National Park
Voyageurs National Park	White House
Whitman Mission National Historic Site	Wilson's Creek National Battlefield
Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts	Wrangell - St Elias National Park and Preserve


Last Modified Date:	6/22/2005

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 9/26/2025 12:27:32 PM

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