Rufous Woodpecker
Micropternus brachyurus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
- FamilyPicidae (Woodpeckers)
- GenusMicropternus
- SpeciesMicropternus brachyurus (Rufous Woodpecker)
Closest Relatives at Khao Sok National Park
Banded Woodpecker
Chrysophlegma miniaceum
Grey-capped Woodpecker
Yungipicus canicapillus
Bamboo Woodpecker
Gecinulus viridis
Maroon Woodpecker
Blythipicus rubiginosus
White-browed Piculet
Sasia ochracea
White-rumped Woodpecker
Meiglyptes tristis
Greater Flameback
Chrysocolaptes guttacristatus
Rufous Piculet
Sasia abnormis
Checker-throated Woodpecker
Chrysophlegma mentale
Gray-and-buff Woodpecker
Hemicircus concretus
Crimson-winged Woodpecker
Picus puniceus
Common Flameback
Dinopium javanense
📅 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 Khao Sok National Park?
About 4% of visitor-days record a Rufous Woodpecker sighting in Khao Sok National Park, based on 26 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Rufous Woodpecker in Khao Sok National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Rufous Woodpecker in Khao Sok National Park in our monthly data.