African Grey Woodpecker

African Grey Woodpecker

Dendropicos goertae

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
0–10% · With luck
overall probability at Queen Elizabeth National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
<5
Feb
10–20
Mar
0–10
Apr
0–10
May
10–20
Jun
0–10
Jul
10–20
Aug
10–20
Sep
<5
Oct
0–10
Nov
0–10
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 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
30–40%
2 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
3 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
0–10%
4 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
0–10%
5 Bale Mountains National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
<5%
6 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
7 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
8 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
9 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
10 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
11 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
12 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
13 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
14 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a African Grey Woodpecker in Queen Elizabeth National Park?

About 8% of visitor-days record a African Grey Woodpecker sighting in Queen Elizabeth National Park, based on 115 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see African Grey Woodpecker in Queen Elizabeth National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for African Grey Woodpecker in Queen Elizabeth National Park in our monthly data.

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