Eastern Grey Woodpecker

Eastern Grey Woodpecker

Dendropicos spodocephalus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Lake Nakuru National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
20–30
Feb
10–20
Mar
30–40
Apr
30–40
May
10–20
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
20–30
Sep
20–30
Oct
30–40
Nov
20–30
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 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
2 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
3 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
4 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
0–10%
5 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
0–10%
6 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
0–10%
7 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
0–10%
8 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
9 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
10 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
11 Bale Mountains National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
Insufficient data
12 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Eastern Grey Woodpecker in Lake Nakuru National Park?

About 23% of visitor-days record a Eastern Grey Woodpecker sighting in Lake Nakuru National Park, based on 207 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Eastern Grey Woodpecker in Lake Nakuru National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Eastern Grey Woodpecker in Lake Nakuru National Park in our monthly data.

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