Streak-throated Woodpecker

Streak-throated Woodpecker

Picus xanthopygaeus

Silhouette: Martin Bulla, based on John Cox's illustration · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Chattogram

In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%

10 Verified sightings at Chattogram
2,626 In all 16 parks From 2019 to 2026
January Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Streak-throated Woodpecker

The streak-throated woodpecker (Picus xanthopygaeus) is a species of woodpecker found in the Indian subcontinent. It occurs in drier woodland, from lowland to the foothills of mountains. A medium-sized, green woodpecker with streaked throat and scaly whitish underparts. Green above with yellowish rump, white supercilia and white and black moustache. Crown red in male, blackish in female. Tail dark and plain. Smallish, dark bill.

The streak-breasted woodpecker has pale eyes, denser underpart streaking, and a thinner pale moustache stripe. The laced woodpecker has less underpart streaking and a warm yellowish hue all over the neck. The scaly-bellied woodpecker has streaked belly feathers, but unstreaked breast and throat plumage. Wikipedia →

Sounds

Call0:35

Nepal · 2023

© Marc Anderson · XC809711 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Recording0:50

India · 2021

© Sandip das · XC646710 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Uncertain1:16

India · 2021

© Vijay Ramesh · XC615776 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
~40%
2 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
~30%
3 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
~20%
4 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India
~20%
5 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India
~20%
6 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
~20%
7 Sundarbans National Park 🇮🇳 India
~10%
8 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
~10%
9 Manas National Park 🇮🇳 India
~10%
10 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
~10%
11 Eravikulam National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
12 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
13 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
14 Horton Plains National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
<5%
15 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
16 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Chattogram 🇧🇩 Bangladesh
~20%
2 Tamluk 🇮🇳 India
~20%
3 Berhampore 🇮🇳 India
~10%
4 Thrissur 🇮🇳 India
~10%
5 Kolkata 🇮🇳 India
<5%
6 Dhaka 🇧🇩 Bangladesh
<5%
7 Dehradun 🇮🇳 India
<5%
8 Kozhikode 🇮🇳 India
<5%
9 Kollam 🇮🇳 India
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Streak-throated Woodpecker in Chattogram?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Streak-throated Woodpecker sighting in Chattogram on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 40th most-seen of the 76 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Streak-throated Woodpecker in Chattogram?

January

In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Streak-throated Woodpecker in Chattogram on a given day, against about 10% in February–March, June, September and November–December, the lowest months. That is one of Chattogram's driest months, with about 10 mm of rain against 780 mm in July. April and July–August have too few records to rate.

What time of day is best to see a Streak-throated Woodpecker?

Between 8 and 11 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Streak-throated Woodpecker sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Chattogram the best place to see a Streak-throated Woodpecker?

Yes

Of the 9 cities where we can rate Streak-throated Woodpecker sightings, Chattogram has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Tamluk (India, about 20%) and Berhampore (India, about 10%).

Which relatives of the Streak-throated Woodpecker live in Chattogram?

Same family: Picidae

The closest relatives of the Streak-throated Woodpecker that you can see in Chattogram (family Picidae, Woodpeckers) are Black-rumped Flameback (about 20%), Eurasian Wryneck (about 10%) and Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Streak-throated Woodpecker sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Streak-throated Woodpecker is recorded against all the birds logged in Chattogram (10 verified sightings), 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.

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