White-bellied Woodpecker
Dryocopus javensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
- FamilyPicidae (Woodpeckers)
- GenusDryocopus
- SpeciesDryocopus javensis (White-bellied Woodpecker)
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 →
Closest Relatives at Bali Barat National Park
Freckle-breasted Woodpecker
Dendrocopos analis
Laced Woodpecker
Picus vittatus
Common Flameback
Dinopium javanense
Sunda Pygmy Woodpecker
Yungipicus moluccensis
Javan Flameback
Chrysocolaptes strictus
Coppersmith Barbet
Psilopogon haemacephalus
Lineated Barbet
Psilopogon lineatus
Little Barbet
Psilopogon australis
Flame-fronted Barbet
Psilopogon armillaris
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of White-bellied Woodpecker at Bali Barat National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)
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 | |
| 2 | Way Kambas National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 3 | Periyar National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 5 | Bandipur National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 6 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 7 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 8 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 9 | Mudumalai National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 10 | Ba Be National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 11 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 12 | Eravikulam National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 13 | Bali Barat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 14 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |