Genus

Green Woodpeckers and Allies

Picus

12 species in our catalog · found in 69 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
FamilyPicidae (Woodpeckers)
GenusPicus (Green Woodpeckers and Allies)

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Picus vittatus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Picus canus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Picus viridis

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Picus xanthopygaeus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Picus chlorolophus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Picus sharpei

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

LC Endemic

Picus awokera

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Picus puniceus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Picus squamatus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Picus viridanus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Picus rabieri

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Picus erythropygius

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~20%

Mar

~20%

Apr

~20%

May

~20%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~20%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~20%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~20%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Green Woodpeckers and Allies

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Jim Corbett National Park	🇮🇳 India	4	~60%
	Grey-headed Woodpecker			~40%
	Streak-throated Woodpecker			~20%
	Lesser Yellownape			~20%
	Scaly-bellied Woodpecker			<5%
2	Cat Tien National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	4	~60%
	Laced Woodpecker			~40%
	Lesser Yellownape			~20%
	Grey-headed Woodpecker			~10%
	Streak-throated Woodpecker			Insufficient data
3	Royal Bardia National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	4	~50%
	Streak-throated Woodpecker			~40%
	Scaly-bellied Woodpecker			Insufficient data
	Grey-headed Woodpecker			~10%
	Lesser Yellownape			<5%
4	Royal Manas National Park	🇧🇹 Bhutan	3	~40%
	Lesser Yellownape			~20%
	Grey-headed Woodpecker			~20%
	Streak-throated Woodpecker			<5%
5	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	1	~40%
	Green Woodpecker			~40%
6	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	2	~40%
	Green Woodpecker			~40%
	Grey-headed Woodpecker			Insufficient data
7	Ecrins National Park	🇫🇷 France	1	~40%
	Green Woodpecker			~40%
8	Chitwan National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	3	~40%
	Grey-headed Woodpecker			~10%
	Lesser Yellownape			~10%
	Streak-throated Woodpecker			~10%
9	Sinharaja Forest Reserve	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1	~30%
	Lesser Yellownape			~30%
10	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	2	~30%
	Green Woodpecker			~30%
	Grey-headed Woodpecker			~10%
11	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	2	~30%
	Grey-headed Woodpecker			~20%
	Green Woodpecker			~10%
12	Aigüestortes National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	2	~30%
	Iberian Green Woodpecker			~30%
	Green Woodpecker			Insufficient data
13	Vanoise National Park	🇫🇷 France	1	~30%
	Green Woodpecker			~30%
14	Mercantour National Park	🇫🇷 France	1	~30%
	Green Woodpecker			~30%
15	Mudumalai National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	~30%
	Streak-throated Woodpecker			~20%
	Lesser Yellownape			~10%
16	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	2	~30%
	Iberian Green Woodpecker			~20%
	Green Woodpecker			<5%
17	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	5	~30%
	Grey-headed Woodpecker			~20%
	Streak-breasted Woodpecker			~10%
	Crimson-winged Woodpecker			<5%
	Laced Woodpecker			<5%
	Lesser Yellownape			<5%
18	Nikko National Park	🇯🇵 Japan	1	~30%
	Japanese Green Woodpecker			~30%
19	Eravikulam National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~20%
	Streak-throated Woodpecker			~20%
20	Nagarhole National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	~20%
	Streak-throated Woodpecker			~20%
	Lesser Yellownape			<5%
21	Khao Yai National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	3	~20%
	Laced Woodpecker			~20%
	Grey-headed Woodpecker			<5%
	Lesser Yellownape			<5%
22	Plitvice Lakes National Park	🇭🇷 Croatia	2	~20%
	Grey-headed Woodpecker			~20%
	Green Woodpecker			<5%
23	Kaziranga National Park	🇮🇳 India	3	~20%
	Streak-throated Woodpecker			~10%
	Grey-headed Woodpecker			~10%
	Lesser Yellownape			<5%
24	Namdapha National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	~20%
	Lesser Yellownape			~20%
	Grey-headed Woodpecker			~10%
25	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	~20%
	Iberian Green Woodpecker			~20%
26	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	2	~20%
	Green Woodpecker			~20%
	Grey-headed Woodpecker			<5%
27	Sundarbans National Park	🇮🇳 India	3	~20%
	Streak-throated Woodpecker			~10%
	Lesser Yellownape			~10%
	Grey-headed Woodpecker			Insufficient data
28	Triglav National Park	🇸🇮 Slovenia	2	~20%
	Green Woodpecker			~10%
	Grey-headed Woodpecker			~10%
29	Picos de Europa National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	~20%
	Iberian Green Woodpecker			~20%
30	Gunung Leuser National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	2	~20%
	Crimson-winged Woodpecker			~20%
	Lesser Yellownape			Insufficient data
31	Bandipur National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	~20%
	Streak-throated Woodpecker			~10%
	Lesser Yellownape			Insufficient data
32	Langtang National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	2	~20%
	Scaly-bellied Woodpecker			~20%
	Grey-headed Woodpecker			<5%
33	Manas National Park	🇮🇳 India	3	~20%
	Lesser Yellownape			~10%
	Grey-headed Woodpecker			~10%
	Streak-throated Woodpecker			<5%
34	Bali Barat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1	~20%
	Laced Woodpecker			~20%
35	Khao Luang National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	2	~10%
	Streak-breasted Woodpecker			~10%
	Crimson-winged Woodpecker			<5%
36	Way Kambas National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	2	~10%
	Crimson-winged Woodpecker			~10%
	Lesser Yellownape			Insufficient data
37	Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	~10%
	Iberian Green Woodpecker			~10%
38	Hohe Tauern National Park	🇦🇹 Austria	2	~10%
	Green Woodpecker			~10%
	Grey-headed Woodpecker			Insufficient data
39	Periyar National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	~10%
	Lesser Yellownape			~10%
	Streak-throated Woodpecker			<5%
40	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1	~10%
	Green Woodpecker			~10%
41	Cuc Phuong National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	2	~10%
	Red-collared Woodpecker			~10%
	Lesser Yellownape			Insufficient data
42	Taman Negara National Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	2	~10%
	Crimson-winged Woodpecker			~10%
	Laced Woodpecker			Insufficient data
43	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	2	~10%
	Green Woodpecker			~10%
	Grey-headed Woodpecker			<5%
44	Kerinci Seblat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	3	~10%
	Lesser Yellownape			~10%
	Crimson-winged Woodpecker			Insufficient data
	Grey-headed Woodpecker			Insufficient data
45	Sepilok	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1	~10%
	Crimson-winged Woodpecker			~10%
46	Jiuzhaigou National Park	🇨🇳 China	1	~10%
	Grey-headed Woodpecker			~10%
47	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1	~10%
	Green Woodpecker			~10%
48	Doi Inthanon National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	3	~10%
	Black-headed Woodpecker			~10%
	Lesser Yellownape			<5%
	Grey-headed Woodpecker			<5%
49	Khangchendzonga National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	~10%
	Lesser Yellownape			~10%
	Grey-headed Woodpecker			Insufficient data
50	Taroko National Park	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1	~10%
	Grey-headed Woodpecker			~10%
51	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	~10%
	Iberian Green Woodpecker			~10%
52	Gauja National Park	🇱🇻 Latvia	1	~10%
	Grey-headed Woodpecker			~10%
53	Bandhavgarh National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~10%
	Streak-throated Woodpecker			~10%
54	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	2	~10%
	Streak-throated Woodpecker			Insufficient data
	Lesser Yellownape			Insufficient data
55	Danum Valley Conservation Area	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1	~10%
	Crimson-winged Woodpecker			~10%
56	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	<5%
	Streak-throated Woodpecker			<5%
	Lesser Yellownape			<5%
57	Horton Plains National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	2	<5%
	Streak-throated Woodpecker			<5%
	Lesser Yellownape			<5%
58	Tatra National Park	🇸🇰 Slovakia	2	<5%
	Green Woodpecker			<5%
	Grey-headed Woodpecker			Insufficient data
59	Satpura National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	<5%
	Streak-throated Woodpecker			<5%
	Lesser Yellownape			<5%
60	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	<5%
	Iberian Green Woodpecker			<5%
61	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	<5%
	Iberian Green Woodpecker			<5%
62	Kinabalu Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1	<5%
	Crimson-winged Woodpecker			<5%
63	Camargue	🇫🇷 France	1	<5%
	Green Woodpecker			<5%
64	Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1	<5%
	Crimson-winged Woodpecker			<5%
65	Tanjung Puting National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1	<5%
	Crimson-winged Woodpecker			Insufficient data
66	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1	<5%
	Green Woodpecker			<5%
67	Khao Sok National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1	<5%
	Crimson-winged Woodpecker			Insufficient data
68	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1	<5%
	Green Woodpecker			<5%
69	Wilpattu National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1	<5%
	Lesser Yellownape			Insufficient data