White-bellied Woodpecker
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White-bellied Woodpecker

Dryocopus javensis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary
166 Verified records at Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary
February Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

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 →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a White-bellied Woodpecker sighting in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary, based on 166 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary

Great Slaty Woodpecker
VU

Great Slaty Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Mulleripicus pulverulentus

5–10% · With luck
Rufous Piculet
LC

Rufous Piculet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Sasia abnormis

5–10% · With luck
Banded Woodpecker
LC

Banded Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Chrysophlegma miniaceum

5–10% · With luck
Rufous Woodpecker
LC

Rufous Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Micropternus brachyurus

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

Gray-and-buff Woodpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hemicircus concretus

5–10% · With luck
Buff-necked Woodpecker
NT

Buff-necked Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Meiglyptes tukki

<5% · Rare
Maroon Woodpecker
LC

Maroon Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Blythipicus rubiginosus

<5% · Rare
White-rumped Woodpecker
EN

White-rumped Woodpecker

🌙 Nocturnal Bird

Meiglyptes tristis

<5% · Rare
Orange-Backed Woodpecker

Orange-Backed Woodpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Reinwardtipicus validus

<5% · Rare
Common Flameback
LC

Common Flameback

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dinopium javanense

<5% · Rare
Crimson-winged Woodpecker
LC

Crimson-winged Woodpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Picus puniceus

<5% · Rare
Sunda Pygmy Woodpecker

Sunda Pygmy Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Yungipicus moluccensis

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
10–20
Feb
10–20
Mar
5–10
Apr
5–10
May
5–10
Jun
<5
Jul
5–10
Aug
5–10
Sep
10–20
Oct
5–10
Nov
5–10
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 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
2 Way Kambas National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
10–20%
3 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
4 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
5–10%
5 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
6 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
5–10%
7 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
8 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%
9 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
10 Ba Be National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
Insufficient data
11 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data
12 Eravikulam National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
13 Bali Barat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
Insufficient data
14 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a White-bellied Woodpecker in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary?

About 8% of wildlife watchers report a White-bellied Woodpecker sighting in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary, based on 166 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see White-bellied Woodpecker in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary?

February has the highest sighting rate for White-bellied Woodpecker in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary in our monthly data.

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