Cardinal Woodpecker
Dendropicos fuscescens
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
- FamilyPicidae (Woodpeckers)
- GenusDendropicos
- SpeciesDendropicos fuscescens (Cardinal Woodpecker)
Closest Relatives at Samburu National Reserve
Eastern Grey Woodpecker
Dendropicos spodocephalus
African Grey Woodpecker
Dendropicos goertae
Nubian Woodpecker
Campethera nubica
Bearded Woodpecker
Chloropicus namaquus
Red-and-yellow Barbet
Trachyphonus erythrocephalus
D'Arnaud's Barbet
Trachyphonus darnaudii
Black-throated Barbet
Tricholaema melanocephala
Red-fronted Barbet
Tricholaema diademata
Lesser Honeyguide
Indicator minor
Greater Honeyguide
Indicator indicator
Wahlberg's Honeyguide
Prodotiscus regulus
📅 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 Samburu National Reserve?
About 25% of visitor-days record a Cardinal Woodpecker sighting in Samburu National Reserve, based on 226 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Cardinal Woodpecker in Samburu National Reserve?
June has the highest sighting rate for Cardinal Woodpecker in Samburu National Reserve in our monthly data.