Picumnus innominatus
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
The speckled piculet (Picumnus innominatus) is a species of bird in the family Picidae. It is found in India, China and Southeast Asia. The speckled piculet was formally described in 1836 by the English zoologist Edward Burton under the current binomial name Picumnus innominatus from a specimen collected in the "Himalayas". The locality is taken to be the state of Sikkim in northeast India. The specific epithet innominatus is Latin meaning "unnamed".
Three subspecies are recognised: The male and female birds look alike. They have olive-green backs, with two white stripes on the side of their heads. The male bird has orange and brown on the forecrown. They have a creamy-white coloring below, with black spots. There is a dark green band near the eyes.
It is found in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia, ranging across Bangladesh, Bhutan... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 2 | Royal Manas National Park | 🇧🇹 Bhutan | |
| 3 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 4 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 5 | Langtang National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 6 | Manas National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 7 | Mudumalai National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 8 | Namdapha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 9 | Nagarhole National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 10 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 11 | Periyar National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 12 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 13 | Bandipur National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Speckled Piculet sighting in Kathmandu on a given day, based on 166 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 115th most-seen of the 312 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April and June
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Speckled Piculet in Kathmandu on a given day, against under 5% in May and July–March, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Speckled Piculet sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
9th of 13
Of the 13 cities where we can rate Speckled Piculet sightings, Kathmandu ranks 9th at under 5%. The best odds are in Guiyang (China, about 20%), Hangzhou (China, about 20%) and Changsha (China, about 10%).
Same family: Picidae
The closest relatives of the Speckled Piculet that you can see in Kathmandu (family Picidae, Woodpeckers) are Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker (about 10%) and Grey-headed Woodpecker (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Speckled Piculet is recorded against all the birds logged in Kathmandu (166 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.
