Bay Woodpecker
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Bay Woodpecker

Blythipicus pyrrhotis

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

The bay woodpecker (Blythipicus pyrrhotis) is a species of bird in the family Picidae. It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Bay Woodpecker sighting in Kaeng Krachan National Park, based on 149 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Kaeng Krachan National Park

Greater Flameback
LC

Greater Flameback

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Chrysocolaptes guttacristatus

30–40% · Possible
Common Flameback
LC

Common Flameback

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dinopium javanense

30–40% · Possible
Greater Yellownape
LC

Greater Yellownape

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Chrysophlegma flavinucha

20–30% · Possible
Grey-headed Woodpecker
LC

Grey-headed Woodpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Picus canus

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

Streak-breasted Woodpecker

Bird

Picus viridanus

10–20% · With luck
Great Slaty Woodpecker
VU

Great Slaty Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Mulleripicus pulverulentus

5–10% · With luck
White-browed Piculet
LC

White-browed Piculet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sasia ochracea

5–10% · With luck
Heart-spotted Woodpecker
LC

Heart-spotted Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Hemicircus canente

5–10% · With luck
White-rumped Woodpecker
EN

White-rumped Woodpecker

🌙 Nocturnal Bird

Meiglyptes tristis

5–10% · With luck
Speckled Piculet
LC

Speckled Piculet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Picumnus innominatus

5–10% · With luck
Freckle-breasted Woodpecker
LC

Freckle-breasted Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dendrocopos analis

Insufficient data
Bamboo Woodpecker
LC

Bamboo Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Gecinulus viridis

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
5–10
Feb
5–10
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
5–10
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 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India
40–50%
2 Cuc Phuong National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
20–30%
3 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
20–30%
4 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
10–20%
5 Khangchendzonga National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
6 Ba Be National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
5–10%
7 Langtang National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
5–10%
8 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
9 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
<5%
10 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Bay Woodpecker in Kaeng Krachan National Park?

About 4% of wildlife watchers report a Bay Woodpecker sighting in Kaeng Krachan National Park, based on 149 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Bay Woodpecker in Kaeng Krachan National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Bay Woodpecker in Kaeng Krachan National Park in our monthly data.

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