Cardinal Woodpecker

Cardinal Woodpecker

Dendropicos fuscescens

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Addo Elephant National Park
60 Verified records at Addo Elephant National Park
October Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The cardinal woodpecker (Dendropicos fuscescens) is a widespread and common resident breeder in much of sub-Saharan Africa. It occurs in a wide range of habitats, ranging from dense forest to thorn bush. It is fairly vocal and is easily identified by its call notes. The sexes are distinguishable by their head patterns. They feed primarily on tree-boring insects; using their adhering tongues they extract the insects from holes in wood or bark. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Cardinal Woodpecker sighting in Addo Elephant National Park, based on 60 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
5–10
Feb
5–10
Mar
10–20
Apr
10–20
May
5–10
Jun
5–10
Jul
10–20
Aug
10–20
Sep
20–30
Oct
5–10
Nov
5–10
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
2 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
3 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
20–30%
4 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
5 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
6 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
20–30%
7 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
10–20%
8 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
10–20%
9 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
10 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
11 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
12 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
13 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
14 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
15 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
10–20%
16 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
10–20%
17 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
18 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
10–20%
19 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
20 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
21 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
10–20%
22 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
23 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
10–20%
24 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
25 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
26 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
27 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
28 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
10–20%
29 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
30 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
31 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
32 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
33 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
5–10%
34 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
5–10%
35 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
36 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
37 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
5–10%
38 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
5–10%
39 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
5–10%
40 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
41 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
5–10%
42 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
43 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
5–10%
44 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
5–10%
45 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
46 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
<5%
47 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
48 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
49 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
50 Selous Game Reserve 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
51 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Cardinal Woodpecker in Addo Elephant National Park?

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Cardinal Woodpecker sighting in Addo Elephant National Park, based on 60 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Cardinal Woodpecker in Addo Elephant National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Cardinal Woodpecker in Addo Elephant National Park in our monthly data.

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