Chrysophlegma miniaceum
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In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
The banded woodpecker (Chrysophlegma miniaceum) or the banded red woodpecker is a species of bird in the family Picidae. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, and Thailand. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests.
The upper parts of the banded woodpecker are predominantly rufous-brown. The mantle is dull olive scaled with buff and the rump is yellow. The tail is chocolate-brown. The head is mostly rufous-brown with a shaggy yellowish nape. The chin, neck and throat are reddish-brown, the breast reddish barred with olive and the belly whitish, heavily barred with brownish-black. The sexes differ slightly; the male has a redder face and throat while the female's face and throat are browner, flecked with white. Both sexes have a dark beak, a chestnut eye with a bluish orbital ring, and greenish legs. Adult birds are about 26 cm (10 in) long.
The species is native to tropical southeastern Asia. Its range extends from southern Myanmar through the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and Borneo to Java. It is a sedentary, non-migratory species and is mainly... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Way Kambas National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 2 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 3 | Khao Luang National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 4 | Sepilok | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 5 | Taman Negara National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 6 | Gunung Leuser National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 7 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 8 | Kerinci Seblat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 9 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 10 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kuala Lumpur | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 2 | Singapore | 🇸🇬 Singapore | |
| 3 | Kuching | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 4 | Johor Bahru | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Banded Woodpecker sighting in Gunung Leuser National Park on a given day, based on 54 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 37th most-seen of the 166 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.
January and August
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Banded Woodpecker in Gunung Leuser National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February–March and October, the lowest months.
Between 1 and 4 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Banded Woodpecker sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
6th of 10
Of the 10 parks where we can rate Banded Woodpecker sightings, Gunung Leuser National Park ranks 6th at about 10%. The best odds are in Way Kambas National Park (Indonesia, about 50%), Khao Sok National Park (Thailand, about 20%) and Khao Luang National Park (Thailand, about 20%). All parks ranked.
Same family: Picidae
The closest relatives of the Banded Woodpecker that you can see in Gunung Leuser National Park (family Picidae, Woodpeckers) are Crimson-winged Woodpecker (about 20%), Sunda Pygmy Woodpecker (about 10%) and Rufous Piculet (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Banded Woodpecker is recorded against all the birds logged in Gunung Leuser National Park (54 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.
