Evidence found
116,708 records across 32 countries and territories, 1839–2026.
Picus canus · GBIF taxon key 2478548
Where has the Gray-headed Woodpecker been recorded?
Picus canus occurrence evidence comes from 116,708 records in 32 countries and territories, from 1839 to 2026. Most records come from Sweden.
- 116,708 records
- 32 places
- 118 years recorded
- Aves class
Observation evidence passport
Source coverage
CC0 GBIF Animalia occurrence facets, including country, month and year summaries.
Refreshed 2026-08-23. Inspect the taxon on GBIF.
What this means
The species has been recorded in the listed places in the stated source universe. Peak month: January.
10 months reach at least 10% of the peak facet count.
What this does not mean
repeated describes the record pattern, not a formal range, residency, abundance or conservation assessment.
A single record remains evidence of a recording, not proof that a population lives there.
Compare this animal’s observation pattern
When it is recorded
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Peak month: January. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Records over time
18392026
Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.
Where Gray-headed Woodpecker has been recorded
The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Gray-headed Woodpecker. They do not define a complete habitat range: survey effort differs by place, and historical or one-off records can appear alongside repeated presence.
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 111,204 | |
| South Korea | 3,451 | |
| Austria | 1,177 | |
| Germany | 242 | |
| Russia | 225 | |
| Luxembourg | 141 | |
| China | 86 | |
| Belgium | 30 | |
| Japan | 27 | |
| Mongolia | 18 | |
| India | 17 | |
| Finland | 15 | |
| Nepal | 8 | |
| Thailand | 8 | |
| Bulgaria | 7 | |
| Ukraine | 7 | |
| Myanmar | 5 | |
| Serbia | 5 | |
| Estonia | 4 | |
| Greece | 4 | |
| Laos | 4 | |
| Romania | 4 | |
| Czechia | 3 | |
| Taiwan | 3 | |
| Vietnam | 3 | |
| Bangladesh | 2 | |
| Italy | 2 | |
| Slovenia | 2 | |
| Bhutan | 1 | |
| Croatia | 1 | |
| Lithuania | 1 | |
| Netherlands | 1 |
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Record pattern: repeated
Repeated records across many years and months. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Repeated records across many years and months. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.