Cardinal Woodpecker
Dendropicos fuscescens
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
- FamilyPicidae (Woodpeckers)
- GenusDendropicos
- SpeciesDendropicos fuscescens (Cardinal Woodpecker)
Closest Relatives at Mkomazi National Park
Olive Woodpecker
Dendropicos griseocephalus
Eastern Grey Woodpecker
Dendropicos spodocephalus
Nubian Woodpecker
Campethera nubica
Bearded Woodpecker
Chloropicus namaquus
Golden-tailed Woodpecker
Campethera abingoni
Mombasa Woodpecker
Campethera mombassica
D'Arnaud's Barbet
Trachyphonus darnaudii
Moustached Tinkerbird
Pogoniulus leucomystax
Red-and-yellow Barbet
Trachyphonus erythrocephalus
Black-throated Barbet
Tricholaema melanocephala
Lesser Honeyguide
Indicator minor
Spot-flanked Barbet
Tricholaema lacrymosa
📅 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 Cardinal Woodpecker in Mkomazi National Park?
About 15% of visitor-days record a Cardinal Woodpecker sighting in Mkomazi National Park, based on 50 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Cardinal Woodpecker in Mkomazi National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Cardinal Woodpecker in Mkomazi National Park in our monthly data.