Brown-capped Woodpecker
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Brown-capped Woodpecker

Yungipicus nanus

10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Periyar National Park
108 Verified records at Periyar National Park
January Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The brown-capped pygmy woodpecker or Indian pygmy woodpecker (Yungipicus nanus) is a species of very small woodpecker found in Nepal, India and Sri Lanka. Some taxonomic authorities continue to place this species in the genus Dendrocopos or Picoides. This species is non-migratory and often spotted in pairs or small family groups. They are known for being very active and are not often spotted, despite their constant foraging in the tree canopy. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Brown-capped Woodpecker sighting in Periyar National Park, based on 108 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Periyar National Park

Black-rumped Flameback
LC

Black-rumped Flameback

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dinopium benghalense

30–40% · Possible
Heart-spotted Woodpecker
LC

Heart-spotted Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Hemicircus canente

20–30% · Possible
Rufous Woodpecker
LC

Rufous Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Micropternus brachyurus

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

White-bellied Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dryocopus javensis

10–20% · With luck
Lesser Yellownape
LC

Lesser Yellownape

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Picus chlorolophus

5–10% · With luck
Common Flameback
LC

Common Flameback

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dinopium javanense

5–10% · With luck
Streak-throated Woodpecker
LC

Streak-throated Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Picus xanthopygaeus

<5% · Rare
Speckled Piculet
LC

Speckled Piculet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Picumnus innominatus

<5% · Rare
Yellow-crowned Woodpecker
LC

Yellow-crowned Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Leiopicus mahrattensis

<5% · Rare
White-cheeked Barbet
LC Endemic

White-cheeked Barbet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Psilopogon viridis

70–80% · Very likely
Malabar Barbet
LC Endemic

Malabar Barbet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Psilopogon malabaricus

50–60% · Likely
Coppersmith Barbet
LC

Coppersmith Barbet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Psilopogon haemacephalus

10–20% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
5–10
Feb
<5
Mar
5–10
Apr
10–20
May
5–10
Jun
5–10
Jul
<5
Aug
10–20
Sep
<5
Oct
10–20
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 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
2 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
20–30%
3 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
4 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
5 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
6 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
7 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
8 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
9 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
10–20%
10 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
11 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
5–10%
12 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
5–10%
13 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
5–10%
14 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
<5%
15 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
16 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
17 Eravikulam National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
18 Horton Plains National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Brown-capped Woodpecker in Periyar National Park?

About 12% of wildlife watchers report a Brown-capped Woodpecker sighting in Periyar National Park, based on 108 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Brown-capped Woodpecker in Periyar National Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for Brown-capped Woodpecker in Periyar National Park in our monthly data.

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