Bearded Woodpecker
Chloropicus namaquus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
- FamilyPicidae (Woodpeckers)
- GenusChloropicus (African Pied Woodpeckers)
- SpeciesChloropicus namaquus (Bearded Woodpecker)
Closest Relatives at iSimangaliso Wetland Park
Golden-tailed Woodpecker
Campethera abingoni
Cardinal Woodpecker
Dendropicos fuscescens
Bennett's Woodpecker
Campethera bennettii
Olive Woodpecker
Dendropicos griseocephalus
Rufous-necked Wryneck
Jynx ruficollis
White-eared Barbet
Stactolaema leucotis
Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird
Pogoniulus bilineatus
Black-collared Barbet
Lybius torquatus
Southern Red-fronted Tinkerbird
Pogoniulus pusillus
Lesser Honeyguide
Indicator minor
Crested Barbet
Trachyphonus vaillantii
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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Bearded Woodpecker in iSimangaliso Wetland Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Bearded Woodpecker sighting in iSimangaliso Wetland Park, based on 13 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Bearded Woodpecker in iSimangaliso Wetland Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Bearded Woodpecker in iSimangaliso Wetland Park in our monthly data.