Great Slaty Woodpecker
Great Slaty WoodpeckerGreat Slaty WoodpeckerGreat Slaty Woodpecker

Great Slaty Woodpecker

Mulleripicus pulverulentus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Royal Bardia National Park
76 Verified records at Royal Bardia National Park
September Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The great slaty woodpecker (Mulleripicus pulverulentus) is a species of bird in the family Picidae. It is found across the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. A unique and basically unmistakable bird, it is the largest confirmed living woodpecker species, behind the likely extinct imperial woodpecker and ivory-billed woodpecker. Wikipedia →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Great Slaty Woodpecker sighting in Royal Bardia National Park, based on 76 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Royal Bardia National Park

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
🐦 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
Brown-capped Woodpecker

Brown-capped Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Yungipicus nanus

20–30% · Possible
Grey-capped Woodpecker

Grey-capped Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Yungipicus canicapillus

10–20% · With luck
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

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
30–40
Mar
10–20
Apr
20–30
May
30–40
Jun
10–20
Jul
20–30
Aug
40–50
Sep
20–30
Oct
10–20
Nov
20–30
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 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
20–30%
2 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
5–10%
3 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
5–10%
4 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
5 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
5–10%
6 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
5–10%
7 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
8 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
9 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
<5%
10 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
11 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data
12 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Great Slaty Woodpecker in Royal Bardia National Park?

About 24% of wildlife watchers report a Great Slaty Woodpecker sighting in Royal Bardia National Park, based on 76 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Great Slaty Woodpecker in Royal Bardia National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Great Slaty Woodpecker in Royal Bardia National Park in our monthly data.

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