Bamboo Woodpecker
Gecinulus viridis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
- FamilyPicidae (Woodpeckers)
- GenusGecinulus (Pale-headed and Bamboo Woodpeckers)
- SpeciesGecinulus viridis (Bamboo Woodpecker)
Closest Relatives at Khao Yai National Park
Greater Flameback
Chrysocolaptes guttacristatus
Laced Woodpecker
Picus vittatus
Heart-spotted Woodpecker
Hemicircus canente
Greater Yellownape
Chrysophlegma flavinucha
Black-and-buff Woodpecker
Meiglyptes jugularis
White-bellied Woodpecker
Dryocopus javensis
Rufous Woodpecker
Micropternus brachyurus
Grey-headed Woodpecker
Picus canus
Common Flameback
Dinopium javanense
Grey-capped Woodpecker
Yungipicus canicapillus
Great Slaty Woodpecker
Mulleripicus pulverulentus
Lesser Yellownape
Picus chlorolophus
📅 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 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 2 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 3 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 4 | Khao Luang National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Bamboo Woodpecker in Khao Yai National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Bamboo Woodpecker sighting in Khao Yai National Park, based on 18 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Bamboo Woodpecker in Khao Yai National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Bamboo Woodpecker in Khao Yai National Park in our monthly data.