African Grey Woodpecker
African Grey WoodpeckerAfrican Grey WoodpeckerAfrican Grey WoodpeckerAfrican Grey Woodpecker

African Grey Woodpecker

Dendropicos goertae

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Nyungwe National Park
1 Verified records at Nyungwe National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The African grey woodpecker (Dendropicos goertae) is a species of bird in the woodpecker family Picidae. Is a widespread and frequently common resident breeder in much of Sub-Saharan and equatorial Africa. It is a species associated with forest and bush which nests in a tree hole, often in an oil palm, laying two to four eggs. It is a common bird with a very wide range, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated its conservation status as being of "least concern". Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Nyungwe National Park

Elliot's Woodpecker
LC

Elliot's Woodpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dendropicos elliotii

5–10% · With luck
Olive Woodpecker
LC

Olive Woodpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dendropicos griseocephalus

5–10% · With luck
Cardinal Woodpecker
LC

Cardinal Woodpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dendropicos fuscescens

<5% · Rare
Rufous-necked Wryneck
LC

Rufous-necked Wryneck

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Jynx ruficollis

Insufficient data
Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird
LC

Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pogoniulus bilineatus

40–50% · Likely
Grey-throated Barbet
LC

Grey-throated Barbet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Gymnobucco bonapartei

<5% · Rare
Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird
LC

Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pogoniulus chrysoconus

<5% · Rare
Lesser Honeyguide
LC

Lesser Honeyguide

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Indicator minor

<5% · Rare
Dwarf Honeyguide
LC

Dwarf Honeyguide

☀️🌙 Day & Night Bird

Indicator pumilio

<5% · Rare
Least Honeyguide
LC

Least Honeyguide

Bird

Indicator exilis

<5% · Rare
Western Tinkerbird
LC

Western Tinkerbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pogoniulus coryphaea

<5% · Rare
Greater Honeyguide
LC

Greater Honeyguide

🌙 Nocturnal Bird

Indicator indicator

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of African Grey Woodpecker at Nyungwe National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ 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 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
30–40%
2 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
3 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
5–10%
4 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
5–10%
5 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
5–10%
6 Bale Mountains National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
<5%
7 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
8 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
<5%
9 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
10 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
11 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
12 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
Insufficient data
13 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
14 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
15 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
16 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
17 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
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