Rufous Woodpecker
Micropternus brachyurus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
- FamilyPicidae (Woodpeckers)
- GenusMicropternus
- SpeciesMicropternus brachyurus (Rufous Woodpecker)
Closest Relatives at Kerinci Seblat National Park
Maroon Woodpecker
Blythipicus rubiginosus
Greater Yellownape
Chrysophlegma flavinucha
Common Flameback
Dinopium javanense
Lesser Yellownape
Picus chlorolophus
Checker-throated Woodpecker
Chrysophlegma mentale
Orange-Backed Woodpecker
Reinwardtipicus validus
Grey-capped Woodpecker
Yungipicus canicapillus
Banded Woodpecker
Chrysophlegma miniaceum
Sunda Pygmy Woodpecker
Yungipicus moluccensis
Crimson-winged Woodpecker
Picus puniceus
Gray-and-buff Woodpecker
Hemicircus concretus
Speckled Piculet
Picumnus innominatus
📅 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 Kerinci Seblat National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Rufous Woodpecker sighting in Kerinci Seblat National Park, based on 12 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Rufous Woodpecker in Kerinci Seblat National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Rufous Woodpecker in Kerinci Seblat National Park in our monthly data.