Little Green Woodpecker
Campethera maculosa
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
- FamilyPicidae (Woodpeckers)
- GenusCampethera (African Green Woodpeckers)
- SpeciesCampethera maculosa (Little Green Woodpecker)
Closest Relatives at Akagera National Park
Golden-tailed Woodpecker
Campethera abingoni
Bennett's Woodpecker
Campethera bennettii
Nubian Woodpecker
Campethera nubica
Bearded Woodpecker
Chloropicus namaquus
Cardinal Woodpecker
Dendropicos fuscescens
Rufous-necked Wryneck
Jynx ruficollis
African Grey Woodpecker
Dendropicos goertae
Speckle-breasted Woodpecker
Dendropicos poecilolaemus
Spot-flanked Barbet
Tricholaema lacrymosa
Crested Barbet
Trachyphonus vaillantii
Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird
Pogoniulus bilineatus
Double-Toothed Barbet
Lybius bidentatus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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 | Kafue National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 2 | Gorongosa National Park | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | |
| 3 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 4 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 5 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 6 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 7 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 8 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 9 | Ruaha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 10 | South Luangwa National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 11 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 12 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Little Green Woodpecker in Akagera National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Little Green Woodpecker sighting in Akagera National Park, based on 8 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Little Green Woodpecker in Akagera National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Little Green Woodpecker in Akagera National Park in our monthly data.