Cardinal Woodpecker

Closest Relatives at Niokolo-Koba National Park

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	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	20–30%
2	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	20–30%
3	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	20–30%
4	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	20–30%
5	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	10–20%
6	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	10–20%
7	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
8	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	10–20%
9	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	10–20%
10	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	10–20%
11	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	10–20%
12	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
13	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
14	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	10–20%
15	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	10–20%
16	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	10–20%
17	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
18	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	10–20%
19	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	10–20%
20	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	10–20%
21	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	10–20%
22	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
23	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	10–20%
24	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	0–10%
25	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	0–10%
26	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	0–10%
27	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	0–10%
28	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	0–10%
29	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	0–10%
30	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	0–10%
31	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	0–10%
32	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	0–10%
33	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	0–10%
34	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	0–10%
35	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	0–10%
36	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
37	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	<5%
38	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	<5%
39	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	<5%
40	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
41	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Cardinal Woodpecker in Niokolo-Koba National Park?

About 13% of visitor-days record a Cardinal Woodpecker sighting in Niokolo-Koba National Park, based on 40 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Cardinal Woodpecker in Niokolo-Koba National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Cardinal Woodpecker in Niokolo-Koba National Park in our monthly data.