Lesser Yellownape
Picus chlorolophus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
- FamilyPicidae (Woodpeckers)
- GenusPicus (Green Woodpeckers and Allies)
- SpeciesPicus chlorolophus (Lesser Yellownape)
Closest Relatives at Horton Plains National Park
Streak-throated Woodpecker
Picus xanthopygaeus
Crimson-backed Flameback
Chrysocolaptes stricklandi
Lesser Sri Lanka Flameback
Dinopium psarodes
Brown-capped Woodpecker
Yungipicus nanus
Yellow-fronted Barbet
Psilopogon flavifrons
Crimson-fronted Barbet
Psilopogon rubricapillus
Brown-headed Barbet
Psilopogon zeylanicus
Coppersmith Barbet
Psilopogon haemacephalus
📅 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 | Sinharaja Forest Reserve | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 2 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 3 | Namdapha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 5 | Kerinci Seblat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 6 | Periyar National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 7 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 8 | Khangchendzonga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 9 | Sundarbans National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 10 | Nagarhole National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 11 | Royal Bardia National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 12 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 13 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 14 | Horton Plains National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 15 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 16 | Satpura National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 17 | Kanha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 18 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 19 | Cuc Phuong National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 20 | Way Kambas National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 21 | Wilpattu National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 22 | Yala National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Lesser Yellownape in Horton Plains National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Lesser Yellownape sighting in Horton Plains National Park, based on 7 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Lesser Yellownape in Horton Plains National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Lesser Yellownape in Horton Plains National Park in our monthly data.