Cardinal Woodpecker

Closest Relatives at Etosha National Park

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	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	20–30%
2	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	20–30%
3	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	20–30%
4	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	20–30%
5	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	10–20%
6	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	10–20%
7	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
8	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	10–20%
9	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	10–20%
10	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	10–20%
11	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	10–20%
12	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
13	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
14	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	10–20%
15	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	10–20%
16	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	10–20%
17	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
18	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	10–20%
19	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	10–20%
20	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	10–20%
21	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	10–20%
22	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
23	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	10–20%
24	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	0–10%
25	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	0–10%
26	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	0–10%
27	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	0–10%
28	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	0–10%
29	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	0–10%
30	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	0–10%
31	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	0–10%
32	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	0–10%
33	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	0–10%
34	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	0–10%
35	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	0–10%
36	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
37	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	<5%
38	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	<5%
39	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	<5%
40	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
41	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Cardinal Woodpecker in Etosha National Park?

About 6% of visitor-days record a Cardinal Woodpecker sighting in Etosha National Park, based on 84 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Cardinal Woodpecker in Etosha National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Cardinal Woodpecker in Etosha National Park in our monthly data.