Lesser Yellownape
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Lesser Yellownape

Picus chlorolophus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Yala National Park
2 Verified records at Yala National Park
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The lesser yellownape (Picus chlorolophus) is a type of woodpecker which is a widespread and often common breeder in tropical and sub-tropical Asia, primarily the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. It ranges from India, Bhutan, Nepal, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka eastwards to Thailand, Burma, Cambodia, Laos, Indonesia, Malaysia and Vietnam. Much of the scientific knowledge gathered about this species is sourced from formal studies in various parts of India. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Yala National Park

Streak-throated Woodpecker
LC

Streak-throated Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Picus xanthopygaeus

Insufficient data
Lesser Sri Lanka Flameback
LC

Lesser Sri Lanka Flameback

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dinopium psarodes

20–30% · Possible
Yellow-crowned Woodpecker
LC

Yellow-crowned Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Leiopicus mahrattensis

10–20% · With luck
Brown-capped Woodpecker

Brown-capped Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Yungipicus nanus

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

White-naped Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Chrysocolaptes festivus

5–10% · With luck
Crimson-backed Flameback
LC

Crimson-backed Flameback

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Chrysocolaptes stricklandi

<5% · Rare
Rufous Woodpecker
LC

Rufous Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Micropternus brachyurus

<5% · Rare
Black-rumped Flameback
LC

Black-rumped Flameback

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dinopium benghalense

Insufficient data
Eurasian Wryneck
LC

Eurasian Wryneck

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Jynx torquilla

Insufficient data
Brown-headed Barbet
LC

Brown-headed Barbet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Psilopogon zeylanicus

40–50% · Likely
Coppersmith Barbet
LC

Coppersmith Barbet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Psilopogon haemacephalus

30–40% · Possible
Crimson-fronted Barbet
LC

Crimson-fronted Barbet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Psilopogon rubricapillus

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Lesser Yellownape at Yala National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

🌅 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 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
30–40%
2 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
20–30%
3 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
20–30%
4 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
5 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
6 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
10–20%
7 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
8 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
5–10%
9 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
10 Khangchendzonga National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
11 Sundarbans National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
12 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
13 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
14 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
<5%
15 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
16 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
17 Horton Plains National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
<5%
18 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
19 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
20 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
21 Cuc Phuong National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
Insufficient data
22 Way Kambas National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
Insufficient data
23 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data
24 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data
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