Dendrocoptes auriceps
Silhouette: Олена Гнезділова · PhyloPic
In 3 days <5%
The brown-fronted woodpecker (Dendrocoptes auriceps) is a species of bird in the family Picidae. It ranges across the northern regions of the Indian subcontinent, primarily the lower-to-middle altitudes of the Himalayas. It is found in Afghanistan, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Bhutan.
Some taxonomic authorities continue to place the species in Dendrocopos, while others place it genus Leiopicus. Its natural habitats are temperate forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. A medium-sized, pied woodpecker with yellow in crown. White-barred (rather than spotted) black. Underparts, prominent black moustache extending to breast and black-streaked white underparts. Vent deep pink. In male forecrown brown, centre yellow, rear red with black rear neck. In female whole crown yellow. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Langtang National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 2 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Brown-fronted Woodpecker sighting in Dehradun on a given day, based on 19 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 228th most-seen of the 280 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Brown-fronted Woodpecker in Dehradun on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Between 6 and 9 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Brown-fronted 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.
2nd of 3
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Brown-fronted Woodpecker sightings, Dehradun ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Srinagar (India, about 10%).
Same family: Picidae
The closest relatives of the Brown-fronted Woodpecker that you can see in Dehradun (family Picidae, Woodpeckers) are Grey-headed Woodpecker (about 20%), Grey-capped Woodpecker (about 20%) and Black-rumped Flameback (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Brown-fronted Woodpecker is recorded against all the birds logged in Dehradun (19 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.
