Dendrocoptes auriceps
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
The brown-fronted woodpecker (Dendrocoptes auriceps) is a species of bird in the family Picidae. It ranges across the northern regions of the Indian subcontinent, primarily the lower-to-middle altitudes of the Himalayas. It is found in Afghanistan, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Bhutan.
Some taxonomic authorities continue to place the species in Dendrocopos, while others place it genus Leiopicus. Its natural habitats are temperate forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. A medium-sized, pied woodpecker with yellow in crown. White-barred (rather than spotted) black. Underparts, prominent black moustache extending to breast and black-streaked white underparts. Vent deep pink. In male forecrown brown, centre yellow, rear red with black rear neck. In female whole crown yellow. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Langtang National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 2 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Brown-fronted Woodpecker sighting in Langtang National Park on a given day, based on 19 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 132nd most-seen of the 225 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.
May and October–February
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Brown-fronted Woodpecker in Langtang National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March–April and June–September, the lowest months. Those are among Langtang National Park's driest months, with about 55 mm of rain a month against 390 mm in July.
Between 6 and 9 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Brown-fronted 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.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Brown-fronted Woodpecker sightings, Langtang National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Jim Corbett National Park (India, under 5%).
Same family: Picidae
The closest relatives of the Brown-fronted Woodpecker that you can see in Langtang National Park (family Picidae, Woodpeckers) are Darjeeling Woodpecker (about 10%), Scaly-bellied Woodpecker (about 10%) and Crimson-breasted Woodpecker (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Brown-fronted Woodpecker is recorded against all the birds logged in Langtang National Park (19 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.
