Elliot's Woodpecker
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Elliot's Woodpecker

Dendropicos elliotii

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Nyungwe National Park
74 Verified records at Nyungwe National Park
September Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

Elliot's woodpecker (Dendropicos elliotii) is a species of bird in the family Picidae. It has an extremely wide range and is described as an uncommon species. However, no particular threats to this species have been established, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated its conservation status as being of "least concern". Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Elliot's Woodpecker sighting in Nyungwe National Park, based on 74 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Nyungwe National Park

Olive Woodpecker
LC

Olive Woodpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dendropicos griseocephalus

5–10% · With luck
Cardinal Woodpecker
LC

Cardinal Woodpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dendropicos fuscescens

<5% · Rare
African Grey Woodpecker
LC

African Grey Woodpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dendropicos goertae

Insufficient data
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

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
5–10
Jun
5–10
Jul
5–10
Aug
10–20
Sep
10–20
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 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
2 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
5–10%
3 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
5–10%
4 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
5 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
6 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Elliot's Woodpecker in Nyungwe National Park?

About 6% of wildlife watchers report a Elliot's Woodpecker sighting in Nyungwe National Park, based on 74 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Elliot's Woodpecker in Nyungwe National Park?

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

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