Golden-tailed Woodpecker

Golden-tailed Woodpecker

Campethera abingoni

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · Possible
overall probability at Lower Zambezi National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
10–20
Mar
10–20
Apr
0–10
May
0–10
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
10–20
Sep
10–20
Oct
20–30
Nov
10–20
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 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
20–30%
2 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
3 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
4 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
10–20%
5 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
10–20%
6 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
10–20%
7 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
8 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
0–10%
9 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
0–10%
10 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
0–10%
11 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
0–10%
12 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
0–10%
13 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
0–10%
14 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
15 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
16 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
17 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
18 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
19 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
20 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
21 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
22 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
23 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
24 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
25 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Golden-tailed Woodpecker in Lower Zambezi National Park?

About 15% of visitor-days record a Golden-tailed Woodpecker sighting in Lower Zambezi National Park, based on 34 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Golden-tailed Woodpecker in Lower Zambezi National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Golden-tailed Woodpecker in Lower Zambezi National Park in our monthly data.

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