Golden-tailed Woodpecker

Closest Relatives at Ruaha National Park

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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	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	20–30%
2	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
3	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
4	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	10–20%
5	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	10–20%
6	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	10–20%
7	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
8	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	0–10%
9	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	0–10%
10	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	0–10%
11	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	0–10%
12	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	0–10%
13	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	0–10%
14	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	<5%
15	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
16	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
17	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
18	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
19	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
20	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
21	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
22	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	Insufficient data
23	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
24	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
25	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Golden-tailed Woodpecker in Ruaha National Park?

About 2% of visitor-days record a Golden-tailed Woodpecker sighting in Ruaha National Park, based on 5 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Golden-tailed Woodpecker in Ruaha National Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for Golden-tailed Woodpecker in Ruaha National Park in our monthly data.