Mulleripicus pulverulentus
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
The great slaty woodpecker (Mulleripicus pulverulentus) is a species of bird in the family Picidae. It is found across the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. A unique and basically unmistakable bird, it is the largest confirmed living woodpecker species, behind the likely extinct imperial woodpecker and ivory-billed woodpecker.
It is found in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia, ranging across Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. It is found in the Greater Sundas, but it does not inhabit Bali.
This species prefers to inhabit areas of primary semi-open, moist deciduous and tropical evergreen forest though can on occasion range into adjacent secondary forests, clearings with scattered tall trees and similar almost park-like areas but do not generally visit heavily disturbed areas. Locally, the great slaty woodpecker prefers sprawling stands of dipterocarp and teak trees. Also found in mature sal forests, swamp forest and mangroves with tall, mature trees. The species usually occurs below an elevation of 600 m (2,000 ft), but also locally in montane... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Royal Bardia National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 2 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 3 | Taman Negara National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 4 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 5 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 6 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 7 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 8 | Sepilok | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 9 | Namdapha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 10 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 11 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 12 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Singapore | 🇸🇬 Singapore |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sunshine Aquarium | 🇯🇵 Japan |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Great Slaty Woodpecker sighting in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary on a given day, based on 228 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 81st most-seen of the 231 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March and May–June
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Great Slaty Woodpecker in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary on a given day, against under 5% in August and October–November, the lowest months.
Between 2 and 5 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Great Slaty Woodpecker sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
2nd of 12
Of the 12 parks where we can rate Great Slaty Woodpecker sightings, Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Royal Bardia National Park (Nepal, about 30%).
Same family: Picidae
The closest relatives of the Great Slaty Woodpecker that you can see in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary (family Picidae, Woodpeckers) are White-bellied Woodpecker (about 10%), Banded Woodpecker (about 10%) and Rufous Woodpecker (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Great Slaty Woodpecker is recorded against all the birds logged in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary (228 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.
