Brown-capped Woodpecker
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Brown-capped Woodpecker

Yungipicus nanus

5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Minneriya National Park
13 Verified records at Minneriya National Park
December Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The brown-capped pygmy woodpecker or Indian pygmy woodpecker (Yungipicus nanus) is a species of very small woodpecker found in Nepal, India and Sri Lanka. Some taxonomic authorities continue to place this species in the genus Dendrocopos or Picoides. This species is non-migratory and often spotted in pairs or small family groups. They are known for being very active and are not often spotted, despite their constant foraging in the tree canopy. Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Brown-capped Woodpecker sighting in Minneriya National Park, based on 13 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Minneriya National Park

Lesser Sri Lanka Flameback
LC

Lesser Sri Lanka Flameback

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dinopium psarodes

10–20% · With luck
Crimson-backed Flameback
LC

Crimson-backed Flameback

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Chrysocolaptes stricklandi

5–10% · With luck
Rufous Woodpecker
LC

Rufous Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Micropternus brachyurus

<5% · Rare
White-naped Woodpecker
LC

White-naped Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Chrysocolaptes festivus

Insufficient data
Yellow-crowned Woodpecker
LC

Yellow-crowned Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Leiopicus mahrattensis

Insufficient data
Brown-headed Barbet
LC

Brown-headed Barbet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Psilopogon zeylanicus

50–60% · Likely
Coppersmith Barbet
LC

Coppersmith Barbet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Psilopogon haemacephalus

30–40% · Possible
Crimson-fronted Barbet
LC

Crimson-fronted Barbet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Psilopogon rubricapillus

10–20% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
10–20
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
5–10
Jun
<5
Jul
5–10
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
30–40
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 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
2 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
20–30%
3 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
4 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
5 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
6 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
7 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
8 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
9 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
10–20%
10 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
11 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
5–10%
12 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
5–10%
13 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
5–10%
14 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
<5%
15 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
16 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
17 Eravikulam National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
18 Horton Plains National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Brown-capped Woodpecker in Minneriya National Park?

About 6% of wildlife watchers report a Brown-capped Woodpecker sighting in Minneriya National Park, based on 13 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Brown-capped Woodpecker in Minneriya National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Brown-capped Woodpecker in Minneriya National Park in our monthly data.

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