Grey-capped Woodpecker
Yungipicus canicapillus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
- FamilyPicidae (Woodpeckers)
- GenusYungipicus (Pygmy Woodpeckers)
- SpeciesYungipicus canicapillus (Grey-capped Woodpecker)
Closest Relatives at Jim Corbett National Park
Brown-capped Woodpecker
Yungipicus nanus
Grey-headed Woodpecker
Picus canus
Streak-throated Woodpecker
Picus xanthopygaeus
Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker
Dendrocopos macei
Black-rumped Flameback
Dinopium benghalense
Lesser Yellownape
Picus chlorolophus
Greater Flameback
Chrysocolaptes guttacristatus
Greater Yellownape
Chrysophlegma flavinucha
Himalayan Flameback
Dinopium shorii
Rufous Woodpecker
Micropternus brachyurus
Great Slaty Woodpecker
Mulleripicus pulverulentus
Eurasian Wryneck
Jynx torquilla
📅 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 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 2 | Taroko National Park | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | |
| 3 | Ba Be National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 4 | Cuc Phuong National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 5 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 6 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 7 | Royal Bardia National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 8 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 9 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 10 | Sundarbans National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 11 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 12 | Khangchendzonga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 13 | Kerinci Seblat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 14 | Khao Luang National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 15 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 16 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 17 | Namdapha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 18 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 19 | Langtang National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 20 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 21 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Grey-capped Woodpecker in Jim Corbett National Park?
About 13% of visitor-days record a Grey-capped Woodpecker sighting in Jim Corbett National Park, based on 526 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Grey-capped Woodpecker in Jim Corbett National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Grey-capped Woodpecker in Jim Corbett National Park in our monthly data.