Grey-headed Woodpecker
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Grey-headed Woodpecker

Picus canus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Langtang National Park
6 Verified records at Langtang National Park
October 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 →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Grey-headed Woodpecker sighting in Langtang National Park, based on 6 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Langtang National Park

Scaly-bellied Woodpecker
LC

Scaly-bellied Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Picus squamatus

10–20% · With luck
Darjeeling Woodpecker
LC

Darjeeling Woodpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dendrocopos darjellensis

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

Crimson-breasted Woodpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dryobates cathpharius

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

Rufous-bellied Woodpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dendrocopos hyperythrus

5–10% · With luck
Brown-fronted Woodpecker

Brown-fronted Woodpecker

Bird

Dendrocoptes auriceps

5–10% · With luck
Bay Woodpecker
LC

Bay Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Blythipicus pyrrhotis

5–10% · Rare
Speckled Piculet
LC

Speckled Piculet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Picumnus innominatus

<5% · Rare
Greater Yellownape
LC

Greater Yellownape

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Chrysophlegma flavinucha

Insufficient data
Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker
LC

Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dendrocopos macei

Insufficient data
Himalayan Woodpecker
LC

Himalayan Woodpecker

Bird

Dendrocopos himalayensis

Insufficient data
Grey-capped Woodpecker

Grey-capped Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Yungipicus canicapillus

Insufficient data
Great Barbet
LC

Great Barbet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Psilopogon virens

10–20% · With luck

📅 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 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 Langtang National Park?

About 2% of wildlife watchers report a Grey-headed Woodpecker sighting in Langtang National Park, based on 6 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

October has the highest sighting rate for Grey-headed Woodpecker in Langtang National Park in our monthly data.

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