Bearded Woodpecker

Bearded Woodpecker

Chloropicus namaquus

<5% · Rare
overall probability at iSimangaliso Wetland Park

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
0–10
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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

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.

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