Bennett's Woodpecker

Closest Relatives at Kruger National Park

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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	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	10–20%
2	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	10–20%
3	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	0–10%
4	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	0–10%
5	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	0–10%
6	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	0–10%
7	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	<5%
8	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	<5%
9	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	<5%
10	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
11	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	Insufficient data
12	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
13	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	Insufficient data
14	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	Insufficient data
15	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Bennett's Woodpecker in Kruger National Park?

About 6% of visitor-days record a Bennett's Woodpecker sighting in Kruger National Park, based on 456 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Bennett's Woodpecker in Kruger National Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for Bennett's Woodpecker in Kruger National Park in our monthly data.