Sunda Pygmy Woodpecker
Yungipicus moluccensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
- FamilyPicidae (Woodpeckers)
- GenusYungipicus (Pygmy Woodpeckers)
- SpeciesYungipicus moluccensis (Sunda Pygmy Woodpecker)
Closest Relatives at Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary
Grey-capped Woodpecker
Yungipicus canicapillus
Great Slaty Woodpecker
Mulleripicus pulverulentus
White-bellied Woodpecker
Dryocopus javensis
Rufous Piculet
Sasia abnormis
Banded Woodpecker
Chrysophlegma miniaceum
Rufous Woodpecker
Micropternus brachyurus
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
📅 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 | Way Kambas National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 2 | Bali Barat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 3 | Kerinci Seblat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 4 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 5 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 6 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Sunda Pygmy Woodpecker in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Sunda Pygmy Woodpecker sighting in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary, based on 14 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Sunda Pygmy Woodpecker in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary?
August has the highest sighting rate for Sunda Pygmy Woodpecker in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary in our monthly data.