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 Kruger National Park
Golden-tailed Woodpecker
Campethera abingoni
Cardinal Woodpecker
Dendropicos fuscescens
Bennett's Woodpecker
Campethera bennettii
Olive Woodpecker
Dendropicos griseocephalus
Rufous-necked Wryneck
Jynx ruficollis
Ground Woodpecker
Geocolaptes olivaceus
Crested Barbet
Trachyphonus vaillantii
Black-collared Barbet
Lybius torquatus
Acacia Pied Barbet
Tricholaema leucomelas
Lesser Honeyguide
Indicator minor
Greater Honeyguide
Indicator indicator
Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird
Pogoniulus chrysoconus
📅 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 Kruger National Park?
About 14% of visitor-days record a Bearded Woodpecker sighting in Kruger National Park, based on 1106 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Bearded Woodpecker in Kruger National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Bearded Woodpecker in Kruger National Park in our monthly data.