Elliot's Woodpecker
Dendropicos elliotii
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
- FamilyPicidae (Woodpeckers)
- GenusDendropicos
- SpeciesDendropicos elliotii (Elliot's Woodpecker)
Closest Relatives at Kibale National Park
Speckle-breasted Woodpecker
Dendropicos poecilolaemus
Cardinal Woodpecker
Dendropicos fuscescens
African Grey Woodpecker
Dendropicos goertae
Golden-crowned Woodpecker
Chloropicus xantholophus
Rufous-necked Wryneck
Jynx ruficollis
Nubian Woodpecker
Campethera nubica
Little Green Woodpecker
Campethera maculosa
Bearded Woodpecker
Chloropicus namaquus
Eurasian Wryneck
Jynx torquilla
Golden-tailed Woodpecker
Campethera abingoni
Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird
Pogoniulus bilineatus
Yellow-Billed Barbet
Trachyphonus purpuratus
📅 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 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 3 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Elliot's Woodpecker in Kibale National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Elliot's Woodpecker sighting in Kibale National Park, based on 31 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Elliot's Woodpecker in Kibale National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Elliot's Woodpecker in Kibale National Park in our monthly data.