Golden-tailed Woodpecker
Campethera abingoni
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
- FamilyPicidae (Woodpeckers)
- GenusCampethera (African Green Woodpeckers)
- SpeciesCampethera abingoni (Golden-tailed Woodpecker)
Closest Relatives at Serengeti National Park
Nubian Woodpecker
Campethera nubica
Little Green Woodpecker
Campethera maculosa
Cardinal Woodpecker
Dendropicos fuscescens
Eastern Grey Woodpecker
Dendropicos spodocephalus
Bearded Woodpecker
Chloropicus namaquus
African Grey Woodpecker
Dendropicos goertae
Rufous-necked Wryneck
Jynx ruficollis
D'Arnaud's Barbet
Trachyphonus darnaudii
Red-fronted Barbet
Tricholaema diademata
White-headed Barbet
Lybius leucocephalus
Spot-flanked Barbet
Tricholaema lacrymosa
Greater Honeyguide
Indicator indicator
📅 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 Golden-tailed Woodpecker in Serengeti National Park?
About 0% of visitor-days record a Golden-tailed Woodpecker sighting in Serengeti National Park, based on 29 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Golden-tailed Woodpecker in Serengeti National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Golden-tailed Woodpecker in Serengeti National Park in our monthly data.