Brown-capped Woodpecker
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Brown-capped Woodpecker

Yungipicus nanus

20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Royal Bardia National Park
73 Verified records at Royal Bardia National Park
September 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 →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Brown-capped Woodpecker sighting in Royal Bardia National Park, based on 73 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Royal Bardia National Park

Grey-capped Woodpecker

Grey-capped Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Yungipicus canicapillus

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

Streak-throated Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Picus xanthopygaeus

30–40% · Possible
Black-rumped Flameback
LC

Black-rumped Flameback

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dinopium benghalense

30–40% · Possible
Great Slaty Woodpecker
VU

Great Slaty Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Mulleripicus pulverulentus

20–30% · Possible
🐦 No photo available
LC

Himalayan Flameback

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dinopium shorii

20–30% · Possible
Greater Flameback
LC

Greater Flameback

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Chrysocolaptes guttacristatus

20–30% · Possible
Scaly-bellied Woodpecker
LC

Scaly-bellied Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Picus squamatus

Insufficient data
Yellow-crowned Woodpecker
LC

Yellow-crowned Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Leiopicus mahrattensis

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

White-naped Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Chrysocolaptes festivus

5–10% · With luck
Rufous Woodpecker
LC

Rufous Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Micropternus brachyurus

5–10% · With luck
Grey-headed Woodpecker
LC

Grey-headed Woodpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Picus canus

5–10% · With luck
Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker
LC

Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dendrocopos macei

5–10% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
10–20
Feb
20–30
Mar
10–20
Apr
20–30
May
20–30
Jun
20–30
Jul
20–30
Aug
30–40
Sep
20–30
Oct
20–30
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 Royal Bardia National Park?

About 23% of wildlife watchers report a Brown-capped Woodpecker sighting in Royal Bardia National Park, based on 73 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

September has the highest sighting rate for Brown-capped Woodpecker in Royal Bardia National Park in our monthly data.

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