Grey-capped Woodpecker
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Grey-capped Woodpecker

Yungipicus canicapillus

<5% · Rare
overall probability at Khao Luang National Park
16 Verified records at Khao Luang National Park
June 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 →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Grey-capped Woodpecker sighting in Khao Luang National Park, based on 16 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Khao Luang National Park

White-rumped Woodpecker
EN

White-rumped Woodpecker

🌙 Nocturnal Bird

Meiglyptes tristis

20–30% · Possible
Rufous Woodpecker
LC

Rufous Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Micropternus brachyurus

20–30% · Possible
Banded Woodpecker
LC

Banded Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Chrysophlegma miniaceum

10–20% · With luck
Maroon Woodpecker
LC

Maroon Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Blythipicus rubiginosus

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

Streak-breasted Woodpecker

Bird

Picus viridanus

10–20% · With luck
Buff-necked Woodpecker
NT

Buff-necked Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Meiglyptes tukki

10–20% · With luck
Gray-and-buff Woodpecker
LC

Gray-and-buff Woodpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hemicircus concretus

10–20% · With luck
Rufous Piculet
LC

Rufous Piculet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Sasia abnormis

5–10% · With luck
Common Flameback
LC

Common Flameback

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dinopium javanense

<5% · Rare
Greater Flameback
LC

Greater Flameback

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Chrysocolaptes guttacristatus

<5% · Rare
Crimson-winged Woodpecker
LC

Crimson-winged Woodpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Picus puniceus

<5% · Rare
Bamboo Woodpecker
LC

Bamboo Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Gecinulus viridis

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
10–20
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 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 Khao Luang National Park?

About 3% of wildlife watchers report a Grey-capped Woodpecker sighting in Khao Luang National Park, based on 16 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Grey-capped Woodpecker in Khao Luang National Park?

June has the highest sighting rate for Grey-capped Woodpecker in Khao Luang National Park in our monthly data.

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