Maroon Woodpecker

Maroon Woodpecker

Blythipicus rubiginosus

Silhouette: Pepe Reigada · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Kerinci Seblat National Park

In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%

120 Verified sightings at Kerinci Seblat National Park From 2019 to 2026
1,592 In all 10 parks
October Best month
🌅 Crepuscular When it's spotted

About the Maroon Woodpecker

The maroon woodpecker (Blythipicus rubiginosus) is a species of bird in the family Picidae. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, southern Myanmar, Singapore, and southern Thailand. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. Wikipedia →

Sounds

Call0:14

Malaysia · 2024

© Lim Ying Hien · XC863745 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Recording1:28

Malaysia · 2019

© Jani Sleutel · XC512989 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Song0:08

Malaysia · 2019

© Marc Anderson · XC503324 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~20%
2 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~20%
3 Taman Negara National Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~20%
4 Khao Luang National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~10%
5 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~10%
6 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~10%
7 Sepilok 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~10%
8 Way Kambas National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~10%
9 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%
10 Gunung Leuser National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Maroon Woodpecker in Kerinci Seblat National Park?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Maroon Woodpecker sighting in Kerinci Seblat National Park on a given day, based on 120 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 56th most-seen of the 203 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.

When is the best time to see a Maroon Woodpecker in Kerinci Seblat National Park?

February, May–June and October

In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Maroon Woodpecker in Kerinci Seblat National Park on a given day, against about 10% in September and November–December, the lowest months. January has too few records to rate.

What time of day is best to see a Maroon Woodpecker?

Between 2 and 5 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Maroon 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.

Is Kerinci Seblat National Park the best place to see a Maroon Woodpecker?

Among the best

Of the 10 parks where we can rate Maroon Woodpecker sightings, Kerinci Seblat National Park ranks 2nd at about 20%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Kinabalu Park (Malaysia, about 20%).

Which relatives of the Maroon Woodpecker live in Kerinci Seblat National Park?

Same family: Picidae

The closest relatives of the Maroon Woodpecker that you can see in Kerinci Seblat National Park (family Picidae, Woodpeckers) are Greater Yellownape (about 20%) and Lesser Yellownape (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Maroon Woodpecker sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Maroon Woodpecker is recorded against all the birds logged in Kerinci Seblat National Park (120 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.

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