Elliot's Woodpecker
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Elliot's Woodpecker

Dendropicos elliotii

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Queen Elizabeth National Park
1 Verified records at Queen Elizabeth National Park
☀️ 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 →

Closest Relatives at Queen Elizabeth National Park

African Grey Woodpecker
LC

African Grey Woodpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dendropicos goertae

5–10% · With luck
Cardinal Woodpecker
LC

Cardinal Woodpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dendropicos fuscescens

5–10% · With luck
Olive Woodpecker
LC

Olive Woodpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dendropicos griseocephalus

Insufficient data
🐦 No photo available
LC

Speckle-breasted Woodpecker

Bird

Dendropicos poecilolaemus

Insufficient data
Nubian Woodpecker
LC

Nubian Woodpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Campethera nubica

10–20% · With luck
Little Green Woodpecker
LC

Little Green Woodpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Campethera maculosa

<5% · Rare
Rufous-necked Wryneck
LC

Rufous-necked Wryneck

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Jynx ruficollis

<5% · Rare
Golden-crowned Woodpecker

Golden-crowned Woodpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chloropicus xantholophus

<5% · Rare
Bearded Woodpecker

Bearded Woodpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chloropicus namaquus

Insufficient data
Eurasian Wryneck
LC

Eurasian Wryneck

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Jynx torquilla

Insufficient data
Double-Toothed Barbet

Double-Toothed Barbet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lybius bidentatus

20–30% · Possible
Spot-flanked Barbet
LC

Spot-flanked Barbet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tricholaema lacrymosa

10–20% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Elliot's Woodpecker at Queen Elizabeth 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 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
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