Maroon Woodpecker

Maroon Woodpecker

Blythipicus rubiginosus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Kinabalu Park

Closest Relatives at Kinabalu Park

Checker-throated Woodpecker
LC

Checker-throated Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Chrysophlegma mentale

10–20% · 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
Banded Woodpecker
LC

Banded Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Chrysophlegma miniaceum

<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
10–20
Feb
10–20
Mar
20–30
Apr
10–20
May
10–20
Jun
20–30
Jul
30–40
Aug
30–40
Sep
10–20
Oct
20–30
Nov
20–30
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
20–30%
2 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
10–20%
3 Khao Luang National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
10–20%
4 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
10–20%
5 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
10–20%
6 Way Kambas National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
<5%
7 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Maroon Woodpecker in Kinabalu Park?

About 21% of visitor-days record a Maroon Woodpecker sighting in Kinabalu Park, based on 462 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Maroon Woodpecker in Kinabalu Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Maroon Woodpecker in Kinabalu Park in our monthly data.

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