Bennett's Woodpecker

Bennett's Woodpecker

Campethera bennettii

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Gorongosa National Park
5 Verified records at Gorongosa National Park
September Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

Bennett's woodpecker (Campethera bennettii) is a species of bird in the family Picidae. It is found in woodlands and bushes in Africa. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has assessed it as a least-concern species. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Bennett's Woodpecker sighting in Gorongosa National Park, based on 5 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
5–10
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
5–10
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
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 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
10–20%
2 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
10–20%
3 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
10–20%
4 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
5–10%
5 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
5–10%
6 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
5–10%
7 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
8 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
<5%
9 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
<5%
10 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
11 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
<5%
12 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
13 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
Insufficient data
14 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
15 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
16 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
Insufficient data
17 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Bennett's Woodpecker in Gorongosa National Park?

About 2% of wildlife watchers report a Bennett's Woodpecker sighting in Gorongosa National Park, based on 5 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Bennett's Woodpecker in Gorongosa National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Bennett's Woodpecker in Gorongosa National Park in our monthly data.

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