Olive Woodpecker
Dendropicos griseocephalus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
- FamilyPicidae (Woodpeckers)
- GenusDendropicos
- SpeciesDendropicos griseocephalus (Olive Woodpecker)
Closest Relatives at Garden Route National Park
Cardinal Woodpecker
Dendropicos fuscescens
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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 3 | Kafue National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 4 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 5 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 6 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 7 | Volcanoes National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 8 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 9 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 10 | Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 11 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 12 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 13 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 14 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Olive Woodpecker in Garden Route National Park?
About 23% of visitor-days record a Olive Woodpecker sighting in Garden Route National Park, based on 218 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Olive Woodpecker in Garden Route National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Olive Woodpecker in Garden Route National Park in our monthly data.