Heart-spotted Woodpecker
Hemicircus canente
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
- FamilyPicidae (Woodpeckers)
- GenusHemicircus (Large-crested Woodpeckers)
- SpeciesHemicircus canente (Heart-spotted Woodpecker)
The heart-spotted woodpecker (Hemicircus canente) is a species of bird in the woodpecker family. It has a contrasting black and white plumage, a distinctively stubby body and a large wedge-shaped head making it easy to identify while its frequent calling make it easy to detect as it forage for invertebrates under the bark of the slender outer branches of trees. They move about in pairs or small groups and are often found in mixed-species foraging flocks. They have a wide distribution across Asia with populations in the forests of southwestern and central India which are slightly separated from their ranges in the Himalayas and Southeast Asia. Wikipedia →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Heart-spotted Woodpecker sighting in Cat Tien National Park, based on 158 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Cat Tien National Park
Common Flameback
Dinopium javanense
Laced Woodpecker
Picus vittatus
Lesser Yellownape
Picus chlorolophus
Greater Flameback
Chrysocolaptes guttacristatus
Black-and-buff Woodpecker
Meiglyptes jugularis
Pale-headed Woodpecker
Gecinulus grantia
White-browed Piculet
Sasia ochracea
Grey-capped Woodpecker
Yungipicus canicapillus
Rufous Woodpecker
Micropternus brachyurus
White-bellied Woodpecker
Dryocopus javensis
Great Slaty Woodpecker
Mulleripicus pulverulentus
Greater Yellownape
Chrysophlegma flavinucha
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Periyar National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 3 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 4 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 5 | Nagarhole National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 6 | Mudumalai National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 7 | Bandipur National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 8 | Kanha National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Heart-spotted Woodpecker in Cat Tien National Park?
About 12% of wildlife watchers report a Heart-spotted Woodpecker sighting in Cat Tien National Park, based on 158 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Heart-spotted Woodpecker in Cat Tien National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Heart-spotted Woodpecker in Cat Tien National Park in our monthly data.