Grey-headed Woodpecker
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Grey-headed Woodpecker

Picus canus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Sundarbans National Park
1 Verified records at Sundarbans National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The grey-headed woodpecker (Picus canus), also known as the grey-faced woodpecker, is a Eurasian member of the woodpecker family, Picidae. Along with the more commonly found European green woodpecker and the Iberian green woodpecker, it is one of three closely related species found in Europe. Its distribution also stretches across large parts of the central and Eastern Palaearctic, all the way to the Pacific Ocean and south to the Himalaya and the Malay Peninsula. The grey-headed woodpecker is more demanding than the European green woodpecker in terms of its habitat. It prefers deciduous forest with a high proportion of dead trees, feeding primarily on ants, although not being as exclusively dependent on this group as the green woodpecker. The grey-headed woodpecker's nest is typically excavated into dead or severely damaged trees. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Sundarbans National Park

Streak-throated Woodpecker
LC

Streak-throated Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Picus xanthopygaeus

10–20% · With luck
Lesser Yellownape
LC

Lesser Yellownape

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Picus chlorolophus

5–10% · With luck
Black-rumped Flameback
LC

Black-rumped Flameback

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dinopium benghalense

20–30% · Possible
Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker
LC

Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dendrocopos macei

20–30% · Possible
Greater Flameback
LC

Greater Flameback

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Chrysocolaptes guttacristatus

20–30% · Possible
Rufous Woodpecker
LC

Rufous Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Micropternus brachyurus

10–20% · With luck
Grey-capped Woodpecker

Grey-capped Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Yungipicus canicapillus

5–10% · With luck
Blue-throated Barbet
LC

Blue-throated Barbet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Psilopogon asiaticus

5–10% · With luck
Coppersmith Barbet
LC

Coppersmith Barbet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Psilopogon haemacephalus

5–10% · With luck
Lineated Barbet
LC

Lineated Barbet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Psilopogon lineatus

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Grey-headed Woodpecker at Sundarbans National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙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 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
30–40%
2 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
20–30%
3 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
10–20%
4 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
10–20%
5 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
10–20%
6 Jiuzhaigou National Park 🇨🇳 China
10–20%
7 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
8 Taroko National Park 🇹🇼 Taiwan
5–10%
9 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
10 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
5–10%
11 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
5–10%
12 Gauja National Park 🇱🇻 Latvia
5–10%
13 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
5–10%
14 Triglav National Park 🇸🇮 Slovenia
5–10%
15 Ba Be National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
<5%
16 Biebrza National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
<5%
17 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
18 Langtang National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
<5%
19 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
<5%
20 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
21 Khangchendzonga National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
22 Tatra National Park 🇸🇰 Slovakia
Insufficient data
23 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
Insufficient data
24 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
Insufficient data
25 Sundarbans National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
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