Bearded Woodpecker

Bearded Woodpecker

Chloropicus namaquus

<5% · Rare
overall probability at Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park
7 Verified records at Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park
August Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The bearded woodpecker (Chloropicus namaquus) is a species of bird in the family Picidae. It has a distinctive black and white head and brownish barred body. It is native to tropical central Africa. It has an extremely wide range and is a fairly common species, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated its conservation status as being of "least concern". Some taxonomic authorities place this species in Dendropicos. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Bearded Woodpecker sighting in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park, based on 7 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
10–20
Aug
<5
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
20–30%
2 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
3 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
4 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
10–20%
5 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
10–20%
6 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
10–20%
7 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
8 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
10–20%
9 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
10 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
11 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
5–10%
12 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
5–10%
13 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
14 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
15 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
16 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
5–10%
17 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
5–10%
18 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
5–10%
19 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
5–10%
20 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
21 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
5–10%
22 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
23 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
24 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
25 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
26 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
27 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
28 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
29 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
30 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
31 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
32 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
33 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
34 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
35 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
<5%
36 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
Insufficient data
37 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
38 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
Insufficient data
39 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
40 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
41 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Bearded Woodpecker in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park?

About 3% of wildlife watchers report a Bearded Woodpecker sighting in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park, based on 7 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Bearded Woodpecker in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Bearded Woodpecker in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park in our monthly data.

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