Rufous Woodpecker
Micropternus brachyurus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
- FamilyPicidae (Woodpeckers)
- GenusMicropternus
- SpeciesMicropternus brachyurus (Rufous Woodpecker)
Closest Relatives at Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary
Great Slaty Woodpecker
Mulleripicus pulverulentus
White-bellied Woodpecker
Dryocopus javensis
Rufous Piculet
Sasia abnormis
Banded Woodpecker
Chrysophlegma miniaceum
Gray-and-buff Woodpecker
Hemicircus concretus
Buff-necked Woodpecker
Meiglyptes tukki
Maroon Woodpecker
Blythipicus rubiginosus
White-rumped Woodpecker
Meiglyptes tristis
Orange-Backed Woodpecker
Reinwardtipicus validus
Common Flameback
Dinopium javanense
Crimson-winged Woodpecker
Picus puniceus
Sunda Pygmy Woodpecker
Yungipicus moluccensis
📅 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 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary?
About 5% of visitor-days record a Rufous Woodpecker sighting in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary, based on 108 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Rufous Woodpecker in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary?
March has the highest sighting rate for Rufous Woodpecker in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary in our monthly data.