Rufous Woodpecker
Micropternus brachyurus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
- FamilyPicidae (Woodpeckers)
- GenusMicropternus
- SpeciesMicropternus brachyurus (Rufous Woodpecker)
Closest Relatives at Way Kambas National Park
Banded Woodpecker
Chrysophlegma miniaceum
Sunda Pygmy Woodpecker
Yungipicus moluccensis
Buff-necked Woodpecker
Meiglyptes tukki
Checker-throated Woodpecker
Chrysophlegma mentale
White-rumped Woodpecker
Meiglyptes tristis
Gray-and-buff Woodpecker
Hemicircus concretus
White-bellied Woodpecker
Dryocopus javensis
Crimson-winged Woodpecker
Picus puniceus
Orange-Backed Woodpecker
Reinwardtipicus validus
Maroon Woodpecker
Blythipicus rubiginosus
Common Flameback
Dinopium javanense
Rufous Piculet
Sasia abnormis
📅 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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Rufous Woodpecker in Way Kambas National Park?
About 14% of visitor-days record a Rufous Woodpecker sighting in Way Kambas National Park, based on 79 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Rufous Woodpecker in Way Kambas National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Rufous Woodpecker in Way Kambas National Park in our monthly data.