Gray-and-buff Woodpecker
Hemicircus concretus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassAves (Birds)
- OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
- FamilyPicidae (Woodpeckers)
- GenusHemicircus (Large-crested Woodpeckers)
- SpeciesHemicircus concretus (Gray-and-buff Woodpecker)
About the Gray-and-buff Woodpecker
The grey-and-buff woodpecker (Hemicircus concretus) is a species of bird in the family Picidae. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia (Sumatra and Borneo), Malaysia, southern Myanmar, and southern Thailand, but has become regionally extinct in Singapore. Its natural habitats are lowland and montane tropical or subtropical moist broadleaf forests.
The grey-and-buff woodpecker was formally described by the Dutch zoologist Coenraad Jacob Temminck in 1821 and given the binomial name Picus concretus. The type locality is western and central Java. The species is now placed in the genus Hemicircus that was introduced in 1837 by the English naturalist William Swainson.
Two subspecies are recognised: H. c. sordidus (Eyton, 1845) – Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo and nearby islands H. c. concretus (Temminck, 1821) – Java The species is sometimes split with H. concretus as the red-crested woodpecker and H. sordidus as the grey-and-buff woodpecker.
The species has a plump body and short rounded tail, and grows to a length of about 13.5 cm (5.3 in). The head appears large because of the slender neck and the large, cone-shaped crest. The head is largely grey, with a... Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Taman Negara National Park
Banded Woodpecker
Chrysophlegma miniaceum
Buff-necked Woodpecker
Meiglyptes tukki
Crimson-winged Woodpecker
Picus puniceus
Maroon Woodpecker
Blythipicus rubiginosus
Checker-throated Woodpecker
Chrysophlegma mentale
White-rumped Woodpecker
Meiglyptes tristis
Rufous Woodpecker
Micropternus brachyurus
Great Slaty Woodpecker
Mulleripicus pulverulentus
Orange-Backed Woodpecker
Reinwardtipicus validus
Rufous Piculet
Sasia abnormis
White-bellied Woodpecker
Dryocopus javensis
Grey-capped Woodpecker
Yungipicus canicapillus
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 | Way Kambas National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 2 | Tanjung Puting National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 3 | Khao Luang National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 4 | Sepilok | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 5 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 6 | Gunung Leuser National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 7 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 8 | Taman Negara National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 9 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 10 | Kerinci Seblat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 11 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Gray-and-buff Woodpecker in Taman Negara National Park?
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Gray-and-buff Woodpecker sighting in Taman Negara National Park, based on 56 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Gray-and-buff Woodpecker in Taman Negara National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Gray-and-buff Woodpecker in Taman Negara National Park in our monthly data.