Rufous Woodpecker
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Rufous Woodpecker

Micropternus brachyurus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Chitwan National Park
41 Verified records at Chitwan National Park
January Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The rufous woodpecker (Micropternus brachyurus) is a medium-sized brown woodpecker native to South and Southeast Asia. It is short-billed, foraging in pairs on small insects, particularly ants and termites, in scrub, evergreen, and deciduous forests and is noted for building its nest within the carton nests of arboreal ants in the genus Crematogaster. It was for sometime placed in the otherwise Neotropical genus Celeus but this has been shown to be a case of evolutionary convergence and molecular phylogenetic studies support its placement in the monotypic genus Micropternus. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Rufous Woodpecker sighting in Chitwan National Park, based on 41 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Chitwan National Park

Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker
LC

Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dendrocopos macei

30–40% · Possible
Grey-capped Woodpecker

Grey-capped Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Yungipicus canicapillus

30–40% · Possible
Greater Flameback
LC

Greater Flameback

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Chrysocolaptes guttacristatus

20–30% · Possible
🐦 No photo available
LC

Himalayan Flameback

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dinopium shorii

20–30% · Possible
Black-rumped Flameback
LC

Black-rumped Flameback

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dinopium benghalense

10–20% · With luck
Grey-headed Woodpecker
LC

Grey-headed Woodpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Picus canus

10–20% · With luck
Lesser Yellownape
LC

Lesser Yellownape

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Picus chlorolophus

10–20% · With luck
Streak-throated Woodpecker
LC

Streak-throated Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Picus xanthopygaeus

10–20% · With luck
Greater Yellownape
LC

Greater Yellownape

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Chrysophlegma flavinucha

5–10% · With luck
Eurasian Wryneck
LC

Eurasian Wryneck

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Jynx torquilla

<5% · Rare
Brown-capped Woodpecker

Brown-capped Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Yungipicus nanus

<5% · Rare
Great Slaty Woodpecker
VU

Great Slaty Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Mulleripicus pulverulentus

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
5–10
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Way Kambas National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
30–40%
2 Khao Luang National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
20–30%
3 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
4 Sundarbans National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
5 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
10–20%
6 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
10–20%
7 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
8 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
9 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
5–10%
10 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
11 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
12 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
13 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
5–10%
14 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
5–10%
15 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
5–10%
16 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
17 Cuc Phuong National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
<5%
18 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
<5%
19 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
20 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
21 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
<5%
22 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
<5%
23 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
24 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
25 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
<5%
26 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%
27 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
28 Eravikulam National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
29 Ba Be National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
Insufficient data
30 Khangchendzonga National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
31 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data
32 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Rufous Woodpecker in Chitwan National Park?

About 3% of wildlife watchers report a Rufous Woodpecker sighting in Chitwan National Park, based on 41 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Rufous Woodpecker in Chitwan National Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for Rufous Woodpecker in Chitwan National Park in our monthly data.

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