Grey-headed Woodpecker
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Grey-headed Woodpecker

Picus canus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Jim Corbett National Park
713 Verified records at Jim Corbett National Park
January Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ 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 →

30–40% of wildlife watchers report a Grey-headed Woodpecker sighting in Jim Corbett National Park, based on 713 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Jim Corbett National Park

Streak-throated Woodpecker
LC

Streak-throated Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Picus xanthopygaeus

20–30% · Possible
Lesser Yellownape
LC

Lesser Yellownape

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Picus chlorolophus

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

Scaly-bellied Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Picus squamatus

<5% · Rare
Grey-capped Woodpecker

Grey-capped Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Yungipicus canicapillus

20–30% · Possible
Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker
LC

Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dendrocopos macei

20–30% · Possible
Black-rumped Flameback
LC

Black-rumped Flameback

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dinopium benghalense

20–30% · Possible
Greater Flameback
LC

Greater Flameback

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Chrysocolaptes guttacristatus

10–20% · With luck
Greater Yellownape
LC

Greater Yellownape

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Chrysophlegma flavinucha

10–20% · With luck
🐦 No photo available
LC

Himalayan Flameback

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dinopium shorii

10–20% · With luck
Rufous Woodpecker
LC

Rufous Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Micropternus brachyurus

5–10% · With luck
Great Slaty Woodpecker
VU

Great Slaty Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Mulleripicus pulverulentus

5–10% · With luck
Eurasian Wryneck
LC

Eurasian Wryneck

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Jynx torquilla

5–10% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

50–60
Jan
40–50
Feb
30–40
Mar
20–30
Apr
30–40
May
30–40
Jun
30–40
Jul
20–30
Aug
20–30
Sep
40–50
Oct
20–30
Nov
40–50
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 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

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Grey-headed Woodpecker in Jim Corbett National Park?

About 37% of wildlife watchers report a Grey-headed Woodpecker sighting in Jim Corbett National Park, based on 713 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Grey-headed Woodpecker in Jim Corbett National Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for Grey-headed Woodpecker in Jim Corbett National Park in our monthly data.

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