Bamboo Woodpecker
Bamboo Woodpecker

Bamboo Woodpecker

Gecinulus viridis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Khao Yai National Park
18 Verified records at Khao Yai National Park
January Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The bamboo woodpecker, or Gecinulus viridis, is a species of bird in the family Picidae. It is found in Myanmar, Laos, Thailand and Malaysia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Bamboo Woodpecker sighting in Khao Yai National Park, based on 18 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Khao Yai National Park

Greater Flameback
LC

Greater Flameback

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Chrysocolaptes guttacristatus

20–30% · Possible
Laced Woodpecker
LC

Laced Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Picus vittatus

10–20% · With luck
Heart-spotted Woodpecker
LC

Heart-spotted Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Hemicircus canente

5–10% · With luck
Greater Yellownape
LC

Greater Yellownape

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Chrysophlegma flavinucha

5–10% · With luck
Black-and-buff Woodpecker
LC

Black-and-buff Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Meiglyptes jugularis

5–10% · With luck
White-bellied Woodpecker
LC

White-bellied Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dryocopus javensis

Insufficient data
Rufous Woodpecker
LC

Rufous Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Micropternus brachyurus

<5% · Rare
Grey-headed Woodpecker
LC

Grey-headed Woodpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Picus canus

<5% · Rare
Common Flameback
LC

Common Flameback

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dinopium javanense

<5% · Rare
Grey-capped Woodpecker

Grey-capped Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Yungipicus canicapillus

<5% · Rare
Great Slaty Woodpecker
VU

Great Slaty Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Mulleripicus pulverulentus

<5% · Rare
Lesser Yellownape
LC

Lesser Yellownape

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Picus chlorolophus

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
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 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
10–20%
2 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
3 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
4 Khao Luang National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Bamboo Woodpecker in Khao Yai National Park?

About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Bamboo Woodpecker sighting in Khao Yai National Park, based on 18 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Bamboo Woodpecker in Khao Yai National Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for Bamboo Woodpecker in Khao Yai National Park in our monthly data.

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