Checker-throated Woodpecker

Checker-throated Woodpecker

Chrysophlegma mentale

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Way Kambas National Park
57 Verified records at Way Kambas National Park
May Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The checker-throated woodpecker, checker-throated yellownape, or Javan yellownape (Chrysophlegma mentale) is a species of bird in the family Picidae native to Southeast Asia. Wikipedia →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Checker-throated Woodpecker sighting in Way Kambas National Park, based on 57 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Way Kambas National Park

Banded Woodpecker
LC

Banded Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Chrysophlegma miniaceum

40–50% · Likely
Greater Yellownape
LC

Greater Yellownape

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Chrysophlegma flavinucha

Insufficient data
Buff-necked Woodpecker
NT

Buff-necked Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Meiglyptes tukki

40–50% · Possible
Sunda Pygmy Woodpecker

Sunda Pygmy Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Yungipicus moluccensis

30–40% · Possible
Rufous Woodpecker
LC

Rufous Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Micropternus brachyurus

30–40% · Possible
White-rumped Woodpecker
EN

White-rumped Woodpecker

🌙 Nocturnal Bird

Meiglyptes tristis

10–20% · With luck
Gray-and-buff Woodpecker
LC

Gray-and-buff Woodpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hemicircus concretus

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

White-bellied Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dryocopus javensis

10–20% · With luck
Crimson-winged Woodpecker
LC

Crimson-winged Woodpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Picus puniceus

10–20% · With luck
Orange-Backed Woodpecker

Orange-Backed Woodpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Reinwardtipicus validus

10–20% · With luck
Maroon Woodpecker
LC

Maroon Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Blythipicus rubiginosus

5–10% · With luck
Common Flameback
LC

Common Flameback

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dinopium javanense

5–10% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
20–30
Feb
10–20
Mar
20–30
Apr
30–40
May
20–30
Jun
20–30
Jul
10–20
Aug
30–40
Sep
20–30
Oct
20–30
Nov
20–30
Dec

☀️ 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 Way Kambas National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
20–30%
2 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
10–20%
3 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
4 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
Insufficient data
5 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
Insufficient data
6 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data
7 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Checker-throated Woodpecker in Way Kambas National Park?

About 25% of wildlife watchers report a Checker-throated Woodpecker sighting in Way Kambas National Park, based on 57 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Checker-throated Woodpecker in Way Kambas National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for Checker-throated Woodpecker in Way Kambas National Park in our monthly data.

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