Blythipicus rubiginosus
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
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 →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 2 | Kerinci Seblat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 3 | Taman Negara National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 4 | Khao Luang National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 5 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 6 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 7 | Sepilok | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 8 | Way Kambas National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 9 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 10 | Gunung Leuser National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Maroon Woodpecker sighting in Sepilok on a given day, based on 260 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 102nd most-seen of the 242 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 September
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Maroon Woodpecker in Sepilok on a given day, against under 5% in December, the lowest month.
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.
7th of 10
Of the 10 parks where we can rate Maroon Woodpecker sightings, Sepilok ranks 7th at about 10%. The best odds are in Kinabalu Park (Malaysia, about 20%), Kerinci Seblat National Park (Indonesia, about 20%) and Taman Negara National Park (Malaysia, about 20%).
Same family: Picidae
The closest relatives of the Maroon Woodpecker that you can see in Sepilok (family Picidae, Woodpeckers) are White-bellied Woodpecker (about 30%), Banded Woodpecker (about 20%) and White-rumped Woodpecker (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Maroon Woodpecker is recorded against all the birds logged in Sepilok (260 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.
