Yellow-crowned Woodpecker
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Yellow-crowned Woodpecker

Leiopicus mahrattensis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Yala National Park
185 Verified records at Yala National Park
April Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The yellow-crowned woodpecker (Leiopicus mahrattensis) or Mahratta woodpecker is a species of small pied woodpecker found in the Indian subcontinent. It is the only species placed in the genus Leiopicus. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-crowned Woodpecker sighting in Yala National Park, based on 185 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Yala National Park

Lesser Sri Lanka Flameback
LC

Lesser Sri Lanka Flameback

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dinopium psarodes

20–30% · Possible
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
Streak-throated Woodpecker
LC

Streak-throated Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Picus xanthopygaeus

Insufficient data
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
Lesser Yellownape
LC

Lesser Yellownape

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Picus chlorolophus

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

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

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Yellow-crowned Woodpecker in Yala National Park?

About 18% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-crowned Woodpecker sighting in Yala National Park, based on 185 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Yellow-crowned Woodpecker in Yala National Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for Yellow-crowned Woodpecker in Yala National Park in our monthly data.

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