Rufous Woodpecker
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Rufous Woodpecker

Micropternus brachyurus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Kinabalu Park
13 Verified records at Kinabalu Park
March Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The rufous woodpecker (Micropternus brachyurus) is a medium-sized brown woodpecker native to South and Southeast Asia. It is short-billed, foraging in pairs on small insects, particularly ants and termites, in scrub, evergreen, and deciduous forests and is noted for building its nest within the carton nests of arboreal ants in the genus Crematogaster. It was for sometime placed in the otherwise Neotropical genus Celeus but this has been shown to be a case of evolutionary convergence and molecular phylogenetic studies support its placement in the monotypic genus Micropternus. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Rufous Woodpecker sighting in Kinabalu Park, based on 13 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Kinabalu Park

Maroon Woodpecker
LC

Maroon Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Blythipicus rubiginosus

20–30% · Possible
Checker-throated Woodpecker
LC

Checker-throated Woodpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chrysophlegma mentale

10–20% · With luck
Orange-Backed Woodpecker

Orange-Backed Woodpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Reinwardtipicus validus

5–10% · Rare
White-rumped Woodpecker
EN

White-rumped Woodpecker

🌙 Nocturnal Bird

Meiglyptes tristis

<5% · Rare
Banded Woodpecker
LC

Banded Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Chrysophlegma miniaceum

<5% · Rare
Rufous Piculet
LC

Rufous Piculet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Sasia abnormis

<5% · Rare
Crimson-winged Woodpecker
LC

Crimson-winged Woodpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Picus puniceus

<5% · Rare
Buff-necked Woodpecker
NT

Buff-necked Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Meiglyptes tukki

<5% · Rare
Gray-and-buff Woodpecker
LC

Gray-and-buff Woodpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hemicircus concretus

Insufficient data
White-bellied Woodpecker
LC

White-bellied Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dryocopus javensis

Insufficient data
Sunda Pygmy Woodpecker

Sunda Pygmy Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Yungipicus moluccensis

Insufficient data
Grey-capped Woodpecker

Grey-capped Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Yungipicus canicapillus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
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 Way Kambas National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
30–40%
2 Khao Luang National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
20–30%
3 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
4 Sundarbans National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
5 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
10–20%
6 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
10–20%
7 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
8 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
9 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
5–10%
10 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
11 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
12 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
13 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
5–10%
14 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
5–10%
15 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
5–10%
16 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
17 Cuc Phuong National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
<5%
18 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
<5%
19 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
20 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
21 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
<5%
22 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
<5%
23 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
24 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
25 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
<5%
26 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%
27 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
28 Eravikulam National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
29 Ba Be National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
Insufficient data
30 Khangchendzonga National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
31 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data
32 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Rufous Woodpecker in Kinabalu Park?

About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Rufous Woodpecker sighting in Kinabalu Park, based on 13 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Rufous Woodpecker in Kinabalu Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for Rufous Woodpecker in Kinabalu Park in our monthly data.

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