Heart-spotted Woodpecker
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Heart-spotted Woodpecker

Hemicircus canente

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Periyar National Park
246 Verified records at Periyar National Park
January Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The heart-spotted woodpecker (Hemicircus canente) is a species of bird in the woodpecker family. It has a contrasting black and white plumage, a distinctively stubby body and a large wedge-shaped head making it easy to identify while its frequent calling make it easy to detect as it forage for invertebrates under the bark of the slender outer branches of trees. They move about in pairs or small groups and are often found in mixed-species foraging flocks. They have a wide distribution across Asia with populations in the forests of southwestern and central India which are slightly separated from their ranges in the Himalayas and Southeast Asia. Wikipedia →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Heart-spotted Woodpecker sighting in Periyar National Park, based on 246 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
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
Brown-capped Woodpecker

Brown-capped Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Yungipicus nanus

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

30–40
Jan
30–40
Feb
10–20
Mar
20–30
Apr
5–10
May
10–20
Jun
5–10
Jul
20–30
Aug
30–40
Sep
10–20
Oct
20–30
Nov
20–30
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 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
2 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
10–20%
3 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
5–10%
4 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
5–10%
5 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
6 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
7 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
8 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Heart-spotted Woodpecker in Periyar National Park?

About 27% of wildlife watchers report a Heart-spotted Woodpecker sighting in Periyar National Park, based on 246 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Heart-spotted Woodpecker in Periyar National Park?

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

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