Picus vittatus
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
The laced woodpecker (Picus vittatus) is a species of bird in the family Picidae. It is found throughout Southeast Asia in the countries of Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. A sole specimen recorded for Bangladesh has since been reidentified as a streak-breasted woodpecker.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical mangrove forest, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. Media related to Picus vittatus at Wikimedia Commons Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 2 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 3 | Bali Barat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 4 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ho Chi Minh City | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 2 | Singapore | 🇸🇬 Singapore | |
| 3 | Kuala Lumpur | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 4 | Bangkok | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Laced Woodpecker sighting in Bali Barat National Park on a given day, based on 131 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 87th most-seen of the 173 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April, June, August and December–January
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Laced Woodpecker in Bali Barat National Park on a given day, against about 10% in February–March, May, July and September–November, the lowest months.
Between 4 and 7 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Laced Woodpecker sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
3rd of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Laced Woodpecker sightings, Bali Barat National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Cat Tien National Park (Vietnam, about 40%) and Khao Yai National Park (Thailand, about 20%).
Same family: Picidae
The closest relatives of the Laced Woodpecker that you can see in Bali Barat National Park (family Picidae, Woodpeckers) are Freckle-breasted Woodpecker (about 40%) and Common Flameback (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Laced Woodpecker is recorded against all the birds logged in Bali Barat National Park (131 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
