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 Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Cardinal Woodpecker
Dendropicos fuscescens
Nubian Woodpecker
Campethera nubica
Eastern Grey Woodpecker
Dendropicos spodocephalus
Golden-tailed Woodpecker
Campethera abingoni
African Grey Woodpecker
Dendropicos goertae
Olive Woodpecker
Dendropicos griseocephalus
D'Arnaud's Barbet
Trachyphonus darnaudii
Red-and-yellow Barbet
Trachyphonus erythrocephalus
Red-fronted Barbet
Tricholaema diademata
White-headed Barbet
Lybius leucocephalus
Greater Honeyguide
Indicator indicator
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 Bearded Woodpecker in Ngorongoro Conservation Area?
About 5% of visitor-days record a Bearded Woodpecker sighting in Ngorongoro Conservation Area, based on 125 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Bearded Woodpecker in Ngorongoro Conservation Area?
April has the highest sighting rate for Bearded Woodpecker in Ngorongoro Conservation Area in our monthly data.