Genus

African Green Woodpeckers

Campethera

8 species in our catalog · found in 48 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
FamilyPicidae (Woodpeckers)
GenusCampethera (African Green Woodpeckers)

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Campethera nubica

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Campethera punctuligera

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Campethera abingoni

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Campethera scriptoricauda

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Campethera bennettii

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Campethera mombassica

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

NT Endemic

Campethera notata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Campethera maculosa

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~20%

Mar

~20%

Apr

~20%

May

~20%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~20%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~20%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~20%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see African Green Woodpeckers

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~40%
	Nubian Woodpecker			~40%
2	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3	~40%
	Nubian Woodpecker			~40%
	Golden-tailed Woodpecker			<5%
	Little Green Woodpecker			Insufficient data
3	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	2	~40%
	Golden-tailed Woodpecker			~20%
	Bennett's Woodpecker			~20%
4	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~40%
	Nubian Woodpecker			~40%
5	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	3	~30%
	Nubian Woodpecker			~20%
	Mombasa Woodpecker			~20%
	Little Green Woodpecker			<5%
6	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	4	~30%
	Speckle-throated Woodpecker			~20%
	Little Green Woodpecker			~10%
	Golden-tailed Woodpecker			~10%
	Nubian Woodpecker			<5%
7	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	3	~30%
	Nubian Woodpecker			~30%
	Little Green Woodpecker			~10%
	Golden-tailed Woodpecker			<5%
8	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3	~30%
	Nubian Woodpecker			~30%
	Golden-tailed Woodpecker			<5%
	Little Green Woodpecker			Insufficient data
9	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~30%
	Nubian Woodpecker			~30%
	Golden-tailed Woodpecker			Insufficient data
10	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	1	~30%
	Fine-spotted Woodpecker			~30%
11	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	2	~30%
	Golden-tailed Woodpecker			~20%
	Bennett's Woodpecker			~10%
12	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	4	~20%
	Speckle-throated Woodpecker			~20%
	Golden-tailed Woodpecker			~10%
	Bennett's Woodpecker			<5%
	Little Green Woodpecker			Insufficient data
13	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	~20%
	Nubian Woodpecker			~20%
14	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	2	~20%
	Bennett's Woodpecker			~20%
	Golden-tailed Woodpecker			~10%
15	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	2	~20%
	Golden-tailed Woodpecker			~20%
	Bennett's Woodpecker			Insufficient data
16	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	~20%
	Golden-tailed Woodpecker			~20%
	Bennett's Woodpecker			~10%
17	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	2	~20%
	Golden-tailed Woodpecker			~20%
	Bennett's Woodpecker			~10%
18	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	3	~20%
	Golden-tailed Woodpecker			~10%
	Bennett's Woodpecker			~10%
	Little Green Woodpecker			~10%
19	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	~20%
	Golden-tailed Woodpecker			~10%
	Nubian Woodpecker			~10%
20	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	~20%
	Golden-tailed Woodpecker			~20%
	Bennett's Woodpecker			Insufficient data
21	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	4	~20%
	Golden-tailed Woodpecker			~10%
	Little Green Woodpecker			<5%
	Bennett's Woodpecker			<5%
	Speckle-throated Woodpecker			Insufficient data
22	Selous Game Reserve	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3	~20%
	Golden-tailed Woodpecker			Insufficient data
	Speckle-throated Woodpecker			Insufficient data
	Little Green Woodpecker			Insufficient data
23	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	~20%
	Nubian Woodpecker			~20%
24	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~20%
	Nubian Woodpecker			~20%
25	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3	~20%
	Nubian Woodpecker			~10%
	Golden-tailed Woodpecker			Insufficient data
	Mombasa Woodpecker			Insufficient data
26	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~20%
	Knysna Woodpecker			~20%
27	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3	~10%
	Nubian Woodpecker			~10%
	Little Green Woodpecker			<5%
	Golden-tailed Woodpecker			<5%
28	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2	~10%
	Nubian Woodpecker			~10%
	Little Green Woodpecker			<5%
29	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	3	~10%
	Golden-tailed Woodpecker			~10%
	Bennett's Woodpecker			~10%
	Little Green Woodpecker			Insufficient data
30	Awash National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	1	~10%
	Nubian Woodpecker			~10%
31	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~10%
	Nubian Woodpecker			~10%
32	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	3	~10%
	Nubian Woodpecker			~10%
	Little Green Woodpecker			<5%
	Golden-tailed Woodpecker			<5%
33	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	2	~10%
	Golden-tailed Woodpecker			~10%
	Bennett's Woodpecker			<5%
34	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~10%
	Golden-tailed Woodpecker			~10%
35	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~10%
	Nubian Woodpecker			~10%
36	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	~10%
	Knysna Woodpecker			~10%
	Golden-tailed Woodpecker			<5%
37	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	~10%
	Nubian Woodpecker			~10%
	Golden-tailed Woodpecker			<5%
38	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	~10%
	Nubian Woodpecker			~10%
	Golden-tailed Woodpecker			Insufficient data
39	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	2	~10%
	Golden-tailed Woodpecker			~10%
	Bennett's Woodpecker			Insufficient data
40	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	~10%
	Golden-tailed Woodpecker			~10%
	Bennett's Woodpecker			Insufficient data
41	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	~10%
	Bennett's Woodpecker			Insufficient data
	Golden-tailed Woodpecker			<5%
42	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	2	~10%
	Golden-tailed Woodpecker			<5%
	Bennett's Woodpecker			<5%
43	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	4	<5%
	Little Green Woodpecker			<5%
	Golden-tailed Woodpecker			Insufficient data
	Bennett's Woodpecker			Insufficient data
	Nubian Woodpecker			Insufficient data
44	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	3	<5%
	Nubian Woodpecker			<5%
	Little Green Woodpecker			<5%
	Golden-tailed Woodpecker			Insufficient data
45	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	3	<5%
	Nubian Woodpecker			<5%
	Little Green Woodpecker			<5%
	Golden-tailed Woodpecker			Insufficient data
46	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	<5%
	Nubian Woodpecker			<5%
47	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1	<5%
	Golden-tailed Woodpecker			<5%
48	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2	<5%
	Nubian Woodpecker			<5%
	Little Green Woodpecker			Insufficient data