Yungipicus canicapillus
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In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
The grey-capped pygmy woodpecker (Yungipicus canicapillus) is an Asian bird species of the woodpecker family (Picidae). It has a subspecies, Yungipicus canicapillus doerriesi, located primarily in Manchuria, eastern Siberia, and Korea. Some taxonomic authorities continue to place this species in the genus Dendrocopos or Picoides.
This is a small, dark woodpecker with dark irides. Barred black and white above, it usually has unbarred central tail feathers. Its dark buff underside has prominent dark streaking. The dark grey crown (with a red nape in males), strong black eyestripes, and thin dark malar stripes contrast with broad white supercilia and cheeks.
Its range extends from the Himalayas and Manchuria to Southeast Asia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical mangrove forest, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 2 | Manas National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Taroko National Park | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | |
| 4 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 5 | Cuc Phuong National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 6 | Royal Manas National Park | 🇧🇹 Bhutan | |
| 7 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 8 | Royal Bardia National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 9 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 10 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 11 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 12 | Sundarbans National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 13 | Kerinci Seblat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 14 | Khao Luang National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 15 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 16 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 17 | Namdapha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 18 | Taman Negara National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 19 | Sepilok | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 20 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Grey-capped Woodpecker sighting in Cuc Phuong National Park on a given day, based on 73 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 35th most-seen of the 159 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February and November
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Grey-capped Woodpecker in Cuc Phuong National Park on a given day, against about 10% in May–June and August–September, the lowest months. Those are among Cuc Phuong National Park's driest months, with about 60 mm of rain a month against 390 mm in August. July has too few records to rate.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Grey-capped 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.
5th of 20
Of the 20 parks where we can rate Grey-capped Woodpecker sightings, Cuc Phuong National Park ranks 5th at about 20%. The best odds are in Chitwan National Park (Nepal, about 30%), Manas National Park (India, about 30%) and Taroko National Park (Taiwan, about 30%).
Same family: Picidae
The closest relatives of the Grey-capped Woodpecker that you can see in Cuc Phuong National Park (family Picidae, Woodpeckers) are Bay Woodpecker (about 20%), Greater Yellownape (about 10%) and Red-collared Woodpecker (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Grey-capped Woodpecker is recorded against all the birds logged in Cuc Phuong National Park (73 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.
