White-bellied Woodpecker
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White-bellied Woodpecker

Dryocopus javensis

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

The white-bellied woodpecker or great black woodpecker (Dryocopus javensis) is a woodpecker species inhabiting evergreen forests in tropical Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. It is among the largest of the Asiatic woodpeckers and nests in large dead trees, often beside rivers. It has 14 subspecies, and many of its island forms are endangered, some are extinct. Populations differ in the distribution and extent of white. Its drums and calls are louder than those of the smaller woodpeckers. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a White-bellied Woodpecker sighting in Mudumalai National Park, based on 11 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Mudumalai National Park

Black-rumped Flameback
LC

Black-rumped Flameback

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dinopium benghalense

40–50% · Likely
Brown-capped Woodpecker

Brown-capped Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Yungipicus nanus

20–30% · Possible
Yellow-crowned Woodpecker
LC

Yellow-crowned Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Leiopicus mahrattensis

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

Streak-throated Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Picus xanthopygaeus

10–20% · With luck
White-naped Woodpecker
LC

White-naped Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Chrysocolaptes festivus

10–20% · With luck
Lesser Yellownape
LC

Lesser Yellownape

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Picus chlorolophus

10–20% · With luck
Rufous Woodpecker
LC

Rufous Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Micropternus brachyurus

10–20% · With luck
Speckled Piculet
LC

Speckled Piculet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Picumnus innominatus

<5% · Rare
Heart-spotted Woodpecker
LC

Heart-spotted Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Hemicircus canente

<5% · Rare
Common Flameback
LC

Common Flameback

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dinopium javanense

<5% · Rare
Eurasian Wryneck
LC

Eurasian Wryneck

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Jynx torquilla

Insufficient data
White-cheeked Barbet
LC Endemic

White-cheeked Barbet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Psilopogon viridis

60–70% · Likely

📅 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 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
2 Way Kambas National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
10–20%
3 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
4 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
5–10%
5 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
6 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
5–10%
7 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
8 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%
9 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
10 Ba Be National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
Insufficient data
11 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data
12 Eravikulam National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
13 Bali Barat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
Insufficient data
14 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a White-bellied Woodpecker in Mudumalai National Park?

About 2% of wildlife watchers report a White-bellied Woodpecker sighting in Mudumalai National Park, based on 11 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see White-bellied Woodpecker in Mudumalai National Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for White-bellied Woodpecker in Mudumalai National Park in our monthly data.

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