Streak-throated Woodpecker

Streak-throated Woodpecker

Picus xanthopygaeus

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

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Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Kollam

In 3 days <5%

7 Verified sightings at Kollam
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 Kollam?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Streak-throated Woodpecker sighting in Kollam on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 163rd most-seen of the 173 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, if each day is a fresh chance.

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

Any time of year

In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Streak-throated Woodpecker in Kollam on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.

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 Kollam the best place to see a Streak-throated Woodpecker?

9th of 9

Of the 9 cities where we can rate Streak-throated Woodpecker sightings, Kollam ranks 9th at under 5%. The best odds are in Chattogram (Bangladesh, about 20%), Tamluk (India, about 20%) and Berhampore (India, about 10%).

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 Kollam (7 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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