Hemicircus concretus
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
The grey-and-buff woodpecker (Hemicircus concretus) is a species of bird in the family Picidae. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia (Sumatra and Borneo), Malaysia, southern Myanmar, and southern Thailand, but has become regionally extinct in Singapore. Its natural habitats are lowland and montane tropical or subtropical moist broadleaf forests.
The grey-and-buff woodpecker was formally described by the Dutch zoologist Coenraad Jacob Temminck in 1821 and given the binomial name Picus concretus. The type locality is western and central Java. The species is now placed in the genus Hemicircus that was introduced in 1837 by the English naturalist William Swainson.
Two subspecies are recognised: The species is sometimes split with H. concretus as the red-crested woodpecker and H. sordidus as the grey-and-buff woodpecker. The species has a plump body and short rounded tail, and grows to a length of about 13.5 cm (5.3 in). The head appears large because of the slender neck and the large, cone-shaped crest. The head is largely grey, with a... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Way Kambas National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 2 | Tanjung Puting National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 3 | Khao Luang National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 4 | Sepilok | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 5 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 6 | Gunung Leuser National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 7 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 8 | Taman Negara National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kuala Lumpur | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Gray-and-buff Woodpecker sighting in Gunung Leuser National Park on a given day, based on 14 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 95th most-seen of the 166 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July to September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Gray-and-buff Woodpecker in Gunung Leuser National Park on a given day, against under 5% in October to June, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Gray-and-buff 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.
6th of 8
Of the 8 parks where we can rate Gray-and-buff Woodpecker sightings, Gunung Leuser National Park ranks 6th at about 10%. The best odds are in Way Kambas National Park (Indonesia, about 20%), Tanjung Puting National Park (Indonesia, about 10%) and Khao Luang National Park (Thailand, about 10%).
Same family: Picidae
The closest relatives of the Gray-and-buff Woodpecker that you can see in Gunung Leuser National Park (family Picidae, Woodpeckers) are Crimson-winged Woodpecker (about 20%), Banded Woodpecker (about 10%) and Sunda Pygmy Woodpecker (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Gray-and-buff Woodpecker is recorded against all the birds logged in Gunung Leuser National Park (14 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.
