Grey-capped Woodpecker
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Grey-capped Woodpecker

Yungipicus canicapillus

20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Jim Corbett National Park
441 Verified records at Jim Corbett National Park
December Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The grey-capped pygmy woodpecker (Yungipicus canicapillus) is an Asian bird species of the woodpecker family (Picidae). It has a subspecies, Yungipicus canicapillus doerriesi, located primarily in Manchuria, eastern Siberia, and Korea. Some taxonomic authorities continue to place this species in the genus Dendrocopos or Picoides. This is a small, dark woodpecker with dark irides. Barred black and white above, it usually has unbarred central tail feathers. Its dark buff underside has prominent dark streaking. Wikipedia →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Grey-capped Woodpecker sighting in Jim Corbett National Park, based on 441 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Jim Corbett National Park

Brown-capped Woodpecker

Brown-capped Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Yungipicus nanus

<5% · Rare
Grey-headed Woodpecker
LC

Grey-headed Woodpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Picus canus

30–40% · Possible
Streak-throated Woodpecker
LC

Streak-throated Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Picus xanthopygaeus

20–30% · Possible
Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker
LC

Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dendrocopos macei

20–30% · Possible
Black-rumped Flameback
LC

Black-rumped Flameback

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dinopium benghalense

20–30% · Possible
Lesser Yellownape
LC

Lesser Yellownape

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Picus chlorolophus

10–20% · With luck
Greater Flameback
LC

Greater Flameback

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Chrysocolaptes guttacristatus

10–20% · With luck
Greater Yellownape
LC

Greater Yellownape

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Chrysophlegma flavinucha

10–20% · With luck
🐦 No photo available
LC

Himalayan Flameback

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dinopium shorii

10–20% · With luck
Rufous Woodpecker
LC

Rufous Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Micropternus brachyurus

5–10% · With luck
Great Slaty Woodpecker
VU

Great Slaty Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Mulleripicus pulverulentus

5–10% · With luck
Eurasian Wryneck
LC

Eurasian Wryneck

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Jynx torquilla

5–10% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
30–40
Feb
10–20
Mar
10–20
Apr
10–20
May
10–20
Jun
5–10
Jul
5–10
Aug
10–20
Sep
10–20
Oct
20–30
Nov
30–40
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 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
30–40%
2 Taroko National Park 🇹🇼 Taiwan
20–30%
3 Ba Be National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
20–30%
4 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
5 Cuc Phuong National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
20–30%
6 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
20–30%
7 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
10–20%
8 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
10–20%
9 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
10–20%
10 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
11 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
5–10%
12 Sundarbans National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
13 Khangchendzonga National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
14 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
<5%
15 Khao Luang National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
16 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%
17 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
18 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
19 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
20 Langtang National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
Insufficient data
21 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
Insufficient data
22 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Grey-capped Woodpecker in Jim Corbett National Park?

About 23% of wildlife watchers report a Grey-capped Woodpecker sighting in Jim Corbett National Park, based on 441 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Grey-capped Woodpecker in Jim Corbett National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Grey-capped Woodpecker in Jim Corbett National Park in our monthly data.

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