Great Slaty Woodpecker
Great Slaty WoodpeckerGreat Slaty WoodpeckerGreat Slaty Woodpecker

Great Slaty Woodpecker

Mulleripicus pulverulentus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Kaeng Krachan National Park
312 Verified records at Kaeng Krachan National Park
June Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The great slaty woodpecker (Mulleripicus pulverulentus) is a species of bird in the family Picidae. It is found across the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. A unique and basically unmistakable bird, it is the largest confirmed living woodpecker species, behind the likely extinct imperial woodpecker and ivory-billed woodpecker. Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Great Slaty Woodpecker sighting in Kaeng Krachan National Park, based on 312 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
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
Bay Woodpecker
LC

Bay Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Blythipicus pyrrhotis

<5% · Rare
Bamboo Woodpecker
LC

Bamboo Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Gecinulus viridis

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
10–20
Mar
5–10
Apr
5–10
May
10–20
Jun
5–10
Jul
5–10
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
5–10
Nov
10–20
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 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
20–30%
2 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
5–10%
3 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
5–10%
4 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
5 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
5–10%
6 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
5–10%
7 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
8 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
9 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
<5%
10 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
11 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data
12 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

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

About 9% of wildlife watchers report a Great Slaty Woodpecker sighting in Kaeng Krachan National Park, based on 312 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

June has the highest sighting rate for Great Slaty Woodpecker in Kaeng Krachan National Park in our monthly data.

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