Olive-backed Woodpecker (Gecinulus rafflesii)
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Olive-backed Woodpecker

Gecinulus rafflesii (Vigors, 1830)

Busiest months: June–July · Most records: Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand

Where and when it's recorded

Olive-backed Woodpecker has been recorded at 54 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 3 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Gunung Panti Recreational Forest – Panti Bird Sanctuary and North AreaMalaysia115 records
  2. Tabin Wildlife ReserveMalaysia88 records
  3. Danum Valley Borneo Rainforest LodgeMalaysia73 records
More places
  1. Sepilok – Rainforest Discovery CenterMalaysia66 records
  2. Danum Valley Field CentreMalaysia59 records
  3. Taman Negara NP Kuala TahanMalaysia44 records
  4. Poring Hot SpringsMalaysia35 records
  5. Taman Negara NP – Mutiara ResortMalaysia24 records
  6. Kubah National ParkMalaysia23 records
  7. Ba'kelalan – Bario RoadMalaysia21 records

Countries and regions with the most records

MalaysiaIndonesiaThailand

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

Questions

Where does the Olive-backed Woodpecker live?

Its breeding range: Oriental: Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and Borneo. It is most often recorded in Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand.

When is the best time to see the Olive-backed Woodpecker?

At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in June and July (Northern Hemisphere).

What family is the Olive-backed Woodpecker in?

It belongs to the family Woodpeckers (Picidae), order Piciformes.

Range

Oriental: Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and Borneo

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Family
Woodpeckers Picidae
Genus
Gecinulus

Other birds in the genus Gecinulus

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Olive-backed Woodpecker

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