Brown-capped Woodpecker
Yungipicus nanus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
- FamilyPicidae (Woodpeckers)
- GenusYungipicus (Pygmy Woodpeckers)
- SpeciesYungipicus nanus (Brown-capped Woodpecker)
Closest Relatives at Bandipur National Park
Black-rumped Flameback
Dinopium benghalense
Streak-throated Woodpecker
Picus xanthopygaeus
Rufous Woodpecker
Micropternus brachyurus
White-bellied Woodpecker
Dryocopus javensis
Heart-spotted Woodpecker
Hemicircus canente
White-naped Woodpecker
Chrysocolaptes festivus
Yellow-crowned Woodpecker
Leiopicus mahrattensis
White-cheeked Barbet
Psilopogon viridis
Coppersmith Barbet
Psilopogon haemacephalus
Malabar Barbet
Psilopogon malabaricus
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)
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 | Royal Bardia National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 2 | Bandhavgarh National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Satpura National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Kanha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 5 | Nagarhole National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 6 | Periyar National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 7 | Sinharaja Forest Reserve | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 8 | Ranthambore National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 9 | Yala National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 10 | Wilpattu National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 11 | Minneriya National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 12 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 13 | Keoladeo National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 14 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 15 | Eravikulam National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 16 | Horton Plains National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Brown-capped Woodpecker in Bandipur National Park?
About 16% of visitor-days record a Brown-capped Woodpecker sighting in Bandipur National Park, based on 31 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Brown-capped Woodpecker in Bandipur National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Brown-capped Woodpecker in Bandipur National Park in our monthly data.