Cardinal Woodpecker
Dendropicos fuscescens
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
- FamilyPicidae (Woodpeckers)
- GenusDendropicos
- SpeciesDendropicos fuscescens (Cardinal Woodpecker)
Closest Relatives at Queen Elizabeth National Park
African Grey Woodpecker
Dendropicos goertae
Olive Woodpecker
Dendropicos griseocephalus
Speckle-breasted Woodpecker
Dendropicos poecilolaemus
Elliot's Woodpecker
Dendropicos elliotii
Nubian Woodpecker
Campethera nubica
Little Green Woodpecker
Campethera maculosa
Rufous-necked Wryneck
Jynx ruficollis
Golden-crowned Woodpecker
Chloropicus xantholophus
Bearded Woodpecker
Chloropicus namaquus
Eurasian Wryneck
Jynx torquilla
Double-Toothed Barbet
Lybius bidentatus
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 Queen Elizabeth National Park?
About 8% of visitor-days record a Cardinal Woodpecker sighting in Queen Elizabeth National Park, based on 114 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Cardinal Woodpecker in Queen Elizabeth National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Cardinal Woodpecker in Queen Elizabeth National Park in our monthly data.