Little Green Woodpecker
Campethera maculosa
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- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassAves (Birds)
- OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
- FamilyPicidae (Woodpeckers)
- GenusCampethera (African Green Woodpeckers)
- SpeciesCampethera maculosa (Little Green Woodpecker)
About the Little Green Woodpecker
The little green woodpecker, or green-backed woodpecker (Campethera maculosa) is a species of bird in the family Picidae. It is widely distributed in tropical Africa, living in forest edges, clearings, and forest-shrub mosaics. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has assessed it as a least-concern species.
The little green woodpecker was formally described in 1826 as Picus maculosa from Senegal by the French zoologist Achille Valenciennes. The specific epithet is Latin meaning "spotted". The little green woodpecker is now one of ten species placed in the genus Campethera that was introduced in 1841 by the English zoologist George Robert Gray.
Five subspecies are recognised: C. m. permista (Reichenow, A, 1876) – eastern Ghana eastward to far southwestern South Sudan and southwestern Uganda, southward to northern Angola, and southern Democratic Republic of the Congo
C. m. nyansae (Neumann, OR, 1900) – southwestern Ethiopia to southwestern Kenya, northwestern Tanzania, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, and northeastern Angola C. m. cailliautii (Malherbe, A, 1849) – coastal southern Somalia through Kenya to northeastern Tanzania; Zanzibar
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Recent sightings of Little Green Woodpecker in Queen Elizabeth National Park
LIVEiNaturalistClosest Relatives at Queen Elizabeth National Park
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Jynx ruficollis
Golden-crowned Woodpecker
Chloropicus xantholophus
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Tricholaema lacrymosa
Global Distribution
Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mikumi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 2 | Kafue National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 3 | Lake Mburo National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Gorongosa National Park | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | |
| 5 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 6 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 7 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 8 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 9 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 10 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 11 | Virunga National Park | 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 12 | Selous Game Reserve | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 13 | Liwonde National Park | 🇲🇼 Malawi | |
| 14 | Ruaha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 15 | South Luangwa National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 16 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 17 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Little Green Woodpecker in Queen Elizabeth National Park?
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Little Green Woodpecker sighting in Queen Elizabeth National Park, based on 19 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Little Green Woodpecker in Queen Elizabeth National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Little Green Woodpecker in Queen Elizabeth National Park in our monthly data.