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 Kafue National Park
Golden-tailed Woodpecker
Campethera abingoni
Bennett's Woodpecker
Campethera bennettii
Cardinal Woodpecker
Dendropicos fuscescens
Olive Woodpecker
Dendropicos griseocephalus
Bearded Woodpecker
Chloropicus namaquus
Black-collared Barbet
Lybius torquatus
Black-Backed Barbet
Lybius minor
Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird
Pogoniulus chrysoconus
Lesser Honeyguide
Indicator minor
Crested Barbet
Trachyphonus vaillantii
Greater Honeyguide
Indicator indicator
Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird
Pogoniulus bilineatus
📅 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 Kafue National Park?
About 6% of visitor-days record a Little Green Woodpecker sighting in Kafue National Park, based on 34 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Little Green Woodpecker in Kafue National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Little Green Woodpecker in Kafue National Park in our monthly data.