Checker-throated Woodpecker

Checker-throated Woodpecker

Chrysophlegma mentale

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · Possible
overall probability at Kinabalu Park

Closest Relatives at Kinabalu Park

Banded Woodpecker
LC

Banded Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Chrysophlegma miniaceum

<5% · Rare
Maroon Woodpecker
LC

Maroon Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Blythipicus rubiginosus

20–30% · Possible
Orange-Backed Woodpecker

Orange-Backed Woodpecker

Bird

Reinwardtipicus validus

0–10% · Rare
White-rumped Woodpecker
EN

White-rumped Woodpecker

🌙 Nocturnal Bird

Meiglyptes tristis

<5% · Rare
Rufous Piculet
LC

Rufous Piculet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Sasia abnormis

<5% · Rare
Crimson-winged Woodpecker
LC

Crimson-winged Woodpecker

Bird

Picus puniceus

<5% · Rare
Buff-necked Woodpecker
NT

Buff-necked Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Meiglyptes tukki

<5% · Rare
Rufous Woodpecker
LC

Rufous Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Micropternus brachyurus

<5% · Rare
Gray-and-buff Woodpecker
LC

Gray-and-buff Woodpecker

Bird

Hemicircus concretus

Insufficient data
White-bellied Woodpecker
LC

White-bellied Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dryocopus javensis

Insufficient data
Sunda Pygmy Woodpecker

Sunda Pygmy Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Yungipicus moluccensis

Insufficient data
Grey-capped Woodpecker

Grey-capped Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Yungipicus canicapillus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
20–30
Feb
20–30
Mar
10–20
Apr
10–20
May
0–10
Jun
20–30
Jul
10–20
Aug
10–20
Sep
10–20
Oct
20–30
Nov
10–20
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
10–20%
2 Way Kambas National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
10–20%
3 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
4 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
Insufficient data
5 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
Insufficient data
6 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data
7 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Checker-throated Woodpecker in Kinabalu Park?

About 17% of visitor-days record a Checker-throated Woodpecker sighting in Kinabalu Park, based on 377 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Checker-throated Woodpecker in Kinabalu Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for Checker-throated Woodpecker in Kinabalu Park in our monthly data.

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