Heart-spotted Woodpecker
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Heart-spotted Woodpecker

Hemicircus canente

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

The heart-spotted woodpecker (Hemicircus canente) is a species of bird in the woodpecker family. It has a contrasting black and white plumage, a distinctively stubby body and a large wedge-shaped head making it easy to identify while its frequent calling make it easy to detect as it forage for invertebrates under the bark of the slender outer branches of trees. They move about in pairs or small groups and are often found in mixed-species foraging flocks. They have a wide distribution across Asia with populations in the forests of southwestern and central India which are slightly separated from their ranges in the Himalayas and Southeast Asia. Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Heart-spotted Woodpecker sighting in Khao Yai National Park, based on 179 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Khao Yai National Park

Greater Flameback
LC

Greater Flameback

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Chrysocolaptes guttacristatus

20–30% · Possible
Laced Woodpecker
LC

Laced Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Picus vittatus

10–20% · With luck
Greater Yellownape
LC

Greater Yellownape

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Chrysophlegma flavinucha

5–10% · With luck
Black-and-buff Woodpecker
LC

Black-and-buff Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Meiglyptes jugularis

5–10% · With luck
White-bellied Woodpecker
LC

White-bellied Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dryocopus javensis

Insufficient data
Rufous Woodpecker
LC

Rufous Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Micropternus brachyurus

<5% · Rare
Grey-headed Woodpecker
LC

Grey-headed Woodpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Picus canus

<5% · Rare
Common Flameback
LC

Common Flameback

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dinopium javanense

<5% · Rare
Grey-capped Woodpecker

Grey-capped Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Yungipicus canicapillus

<5% · Rare
Great Slaty Woodpecker
VU

Great Slaty Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Mulleripicus pulverulentus

<5% · Rare
Lesser Yellownape
LC

Lesser Yellownape

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Picus chlorolophus

<5% · Rare
Bamboo Woodpecker
LC

Bamboo Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Gecinulus viridis

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
5–10
Mar
10–20
Apr
5–10
May
<5
Jun
5–10
Jul
10–20
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 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
2 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
10–20%
3 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
5–10%
4 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
5–10%
5 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
6 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
7 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
8 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Heart-spotted Woodpecker in Khao Yai National Park?

About 9% of wildlife watchers report a Heart-spotted Woodpecker sighting in Khao Yai National Park, based on 179 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Heart-spotted Woodpecker in Khao Yai National Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for Heart-spotted Woodpecker in Khao Yai National Park in our monthly data.

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