Cardinal Woodpecker
Dendropicos fuscescens
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
- FamilyPicidae (Woodpeckers)
- GenusDendropicos
- SpeciesDendropicos fuscescens (Cardinal Woodpecker)
Closest Relatives at Garden Route National Park
Olive Woodpecker
Dendropicos griseocephalus
Knysna Woodpecker
Campethera notata
Ground Woodpecker
Geocolaptes olivaceus
Black-collared Barbet
Lybius torquatus
Scaly-throated Honeyguide
Indicator variegatus
Lesser Honeyguide
Indicator minor
Greater Honeyguide
Indicator indicator
Wahlberg's Honeyguide
Prodotiscus regulus
📅 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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Cardinal Woodpecker in Garden Route National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Cardinal Woodpecker sighting in Garden Route National Park, based on 12 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Cardinal Woodpecker in Garden Route National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Cardinal Woodpecker in Garden Route National Park in our monthly data.