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 Gorongosa National Park
Golden-tailed Woodpecker
Campethera abingoni
Bennett's Woodpecker
Campethera bennettii
Speckle-throated Woodpecker
Campethera scriptoricauda
Bearded Woodpecker
Chloropicus namaquus
Cardinal Woodpecker
Dendropicos fuscescens
Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird
Pogoniulus bilineatus
Greater Honeyguide
Indicator indicator
Pallid Honeyguide
Indicator meliphilus
Lesser Honeyguide
Indicator minor
Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird
Pogoniulus chrysoconus
Wahlberg's Honeyguide
Prodotiscus regulus
Scaly-throated Honeyguide
Indicator variegatus
📅 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 Gorongosa National Park?
About 3% of visitor-days record a Little Green Woodpecker sighting in Gorongosa National Park, based on 7 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Little Green Woodpecker in Gorongosa National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Little Green Woodpecker in Gorongosa National Park in our monthly data.