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 Meru National Park
Nubian Woodpecker
Campethera nubica
Cardinal Woodpecker
Dendropicos fuscescens
Red-and-yellow Barbet
Trachyphonus erythrocephalus
Lesser Honeyguide
Indicator minor
White-eared Barbet
Stactolaema leucotis
White-headed Barbet
Lybius leucocephalus
D'Arnaud's Barbet
Trachyphonus darnaudii
Greater Honeyguide
Indicator indicator
Spot-flanked Barbet
Tricholaema lacrymosa
Scaly-throated Honeyguide
Indicator variegatus
Black-throated Barbet
Tricholaema melanocephala
Red-fronted Barbet
Tricholaema diademata
📅 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 Meru National Park?
About 19% of visitor-days record a Bearded Woodpecker sighting in Meru National Park, based on 22 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Bearded Woodpecker in Meru National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Bearded Woodpecker in Meru National Park in our monthly data.