Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker
Dendrocopos macei
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassAves (Birds)
- OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
- FamilyPicidae (Woodpeckers)
- GenusDendrocopos (Eurasian Pied Woodpeckers)
- SpeciesDendrocopos macei (Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker)
About the Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker
The fulvous-breasted woodpecker (Dendrocopos macei) is a species of bird in the family Picidae. It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, India and Myanmar. The freckle-breasted woodpecker was formerly considered conspecific with this species.
A medium-sized, pied woodpecker. Upperparts black, heavily barred white. Undertail red, breast and belly buff with light flank barring and slight side streaking. Withish cheeks partly bordered by black line. Crown red in male with orange forehead, black in female.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. Media related to Dendrocopos macei at Wikimedia Commons Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Manas National Park
Grey-capped Woodpecker
Yungipicus canicapillus
Greater Flameback
Chrysocolaptes guttacristatus
Lesser Yellownape
Picus chlorolophus
Black-rumped Flameback
Dinopium benghalense
Grey-headed Woodpecker
Picus canus
Rufous Woodpecker
Micropternus brachyurus
Eurasian Wryneck
Jynx torquilla
Streak-throated Woodpecker
Picus xanthopygaeus
Greater Yellownape
Chrysophlegma flavinucha
Speckled Piculet
Picumnus innominatus
White-browed Piculet
Sasia ochracea
Himalayan Flameback
Dinopium shorii
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 | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 2 | Sundarbans National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Royal Manas National Park | 🇧🇹 Bhutan | |
| 5 | Manas National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 6 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 7 | Royal Bardia National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 8 | Namdapha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 9 | Khangchendzonga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 10 | Langtang National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker in Manas National Park?
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker sighting in Manas National Park, based on 414 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker in Manas National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker in Manas National Park in our monthly data.