Eastern Grey Woodpecker

Eastern Grey Woodpecker

Dendropicos spodocephalus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
0–10% · Rare
overall probability at Samburu National Reserve

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
0–10
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
0–10
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
0–10
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
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 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
2 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
3 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
4 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
0–10%
5 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
0–10%
6 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
0–10%
7 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
0–10%
8 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
9 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
10 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
11 Bale Mountains National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
Insufficient data
12 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Eastern Grey Woodpecker in Samburu National Reserve?

About 5% of visitor-days record a Eastern Grey Woodpecker sighting in Samburu National Reserve, based on 42 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Eastern Grey Woodpecker in Samburu National Reserve?

January has the highest sighting rate for Eastern Grey Woodpecker in Samburu National Reserve in our monthly data.

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