Golden-crowned Woodpecker

Golden-crowned Woodpecker

Chloropicus xantholophus

<5% · Rare
overall probability at Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

Closest Relatives at Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

Bearded Woodpecker

Bearded Woodpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chloropicus namaquus

Insufficient data
Elliot's Woodpecker
LC

Elliot's Woodpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dendropicos elliotii

10–20% · Possible
Cardinal Woodpecker
LC

Cardinal Woodpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dendropicos fuscescens

10–20% · Possible
African Piculet

African Piculet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sasia africana

Insufficient data
Olive Woodpecker
LC

Olive Woodpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dendropicos griseocephalus

<5% · Rare
Rufous-necked Wryneck
LC

Rufous-necked Wryneck

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Jynx ruficollis

<5% · Rare
African Grey Woodpecker
LC

African Grey Woodpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dendropicos goertae

<5% · Rare
Speckle-breasted Woodpecker
LC

Speckle-breasted Woodpecker

Bird

Dendropicos poecilolaemus

<5% · Rare
Nubian Woodpecker
LC

Nubian Woodpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Campethera nubica

<5% · Rare
Little Green Woodpecker
LC

Little Green Woodpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Campethera maculosa

Insufficient data
Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird
LC

Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pogoniulus bilineatus

50–60% · Likely
Grey-throated Barbet
LC

Grey-throated Barbet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Gymnobucco bonapartei

40–50% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
0–10
May
<5
Jun
0–10
Jul
0–10
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
0–10
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 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
40–50%
2 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
0–10%
3 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
4 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Golden-crowned Woodpecker in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park?

About 4% of visitor-days record a Golden-crowned Woodpecker sighting in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, based on 77 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Golden-crowned Woodpecker in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Golden-crowned Woodpecker in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in our monthly data.

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