Yellow-crowned Woodpecker
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Yellow-crowned Woodpecker

Leiopicus mahrattensis

Silhouette: Pepe Reigada · PhyloPic

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Ranthambore National Park
125 Verified sightings at Ranthambore National Park From 2019 to 2026
1,647 Verified sightings across all 17 parks From 2019 to 2026
March Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's spotted at dawn and dusk

About the Yellow-crowned Woodpecker

The yellow-crowned woodpecker (Leiopicus mahrattensis) or Mahratta woodpecker is a species of small pied woodpecker found in the Indian subcontinent. It is the only species placed in the genus Leiopicus. The yellow-crowned woodpecker was originally described by the English ornithologist John Latham in 1801 under the binomial name Picus mahrattensis. It is now the only species placed in the genus Leiopicus that was introduced by the French ornithologist Charles Lucien Bonaparte in 1854. The specific epithet mahrattensis is from Marhatta, a historical region in the modern Indian state of Maharashtra. The genus name Leiopicus combines the Classical Greek leios meaning "smooth" or "beardless" and pikos meaning "woodpecker". The yellow-crowned woodpecker is closely related to the woodpeckers in the genus Dendrocoptes.

A medium-small (17.5 cm, 6.9 inches, 28-46 grams, 1–1.6 ounces), pale-headed, pied woodpecker. Upper-parts black, heavily spotted and barred white. Underparts dark, streaked dingy white with red belly patch. Irregular brown cheek and neck patches. Female has yellowish crown and nape. In male nape scarlet and fore-crown yellow. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Ranthambore National Park

Black-rumped Flameback
LC

Black-rumped Flameback

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dinopium benghalense

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
White-naped Woodpecker
LC

White-naped Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Chrysocolaptes festivus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Brown-capped Woodpecker

Brown-capped Woodpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Yungipicus nanus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Eurasian Wryneck
LC

Eurasian Wryneck

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Jynx torquilla

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Coppersmith Barbet
LC

Coppersmith Barbet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Psilopogon haemacephalus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
Brown-headed Barbet
LC

Brown-headed Barbet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Psilopogon zeylanicus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
~20%
2 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
~20%
3 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India
~20%
4 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
~20%
5 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
~10%
6 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
~10%
7 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
~10%
8 Gir National Park 🇮🇳 India
~10%
9 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
10 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
11 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
<5%
12 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
13 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
<5%
14 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
15 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data
16 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data
17 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Yellow-crowned Woodpecker in Ranthambore National Park?

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-crowned Woodpecker sighting in Ranthambore National Park, based on 125 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Yellow-crowned Woodpecker in Ranthambore National Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for Yellow-crowned Woodpecker in Ranthambore National Park in our monthly data.

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