Rufous Woodpecker
Micropternus brachyurus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
- FamilyPicidae (Woodpeckers)
- GenusMicropternus
- SpeciesMicropternus brachyurus (Rufous Woodpecker)
Closest Relatives at Cuc Phuong National Park
Bay Woodpecker
Blythipicus pyrrhotis
Grey-capped Woodpecker
Yungipicus canicapillus
Greater Yellownape
Chrysophlegma flavinucha
Red-collared Woodpecker
Picus rabieri
White-browed Piculet
Sasia ochracea
Greater Flameback
Chrysocolaptes guttacristatus
Lesser Yellownape
Picus chlorolophus
Green-eared Barbet
Psilopogon faiostrictus
Red-vented Barbet
Psilopogon lagrandieri
📅 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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Rufous Woodpecker in Cuc Phuong National Park?
About 4% of visitor-days record a Rufous Woodpecker sighting in Cuc Phuong National Park, based on 10 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Rufous Woodpecker in Cuc Phuong National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Rufous Woodpecker in Cuc Phuong National Park in our monthly data.