Genus

Dendropicos

9 species in our catalog · found in 54 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
FamilyPicidae (Woodpeckers)
GenusDendropicos

Species in this group

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

Dendropicos goertae

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Dendropicos fuscescens

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Dendropicos abyssinicus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Dendropicos spodocephalus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Dendropicos griseocephalus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Dendropicos elliotii

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Dendropicos poecilolaemus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Dendropicos obsoletus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Dendropicos gabonensis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

~10%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~20%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Dendropicos

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	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	2	~40%
	African Grey Woodpecker			~30%
	Cardinal Woodpecker			~10%
2	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	5	~40%
	Elliot's Woodpecker			~20%
	Cardinal Woodpecker			~20%
	Olive Woodpecker			<5%
	African Grey Woodpecker			<5%
	Speckle-breasted Woodpecker			<5%
3	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3	~30%
	Olive Woodpecker			~20%
	Cardinal Woodpecker			~20%
	Eastern Grey Woodpecker			Insufficient data
4	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	~30%
	Eastern Grey Woodpecker			~20%
	Cardinal Woodpecker			~10%
5	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~30%
	Eastern Grey Woodpecker			~20%
	Cardinal Woodpecker			~10%
6	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	3	~30%
	Cardinal Woodpecker			~30%
	Eastern Grey Woodpecker			~10%
	African Grey Woodpecker			Insufficient data
7	Bale Mountains National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	3	~30%
	Abyssinian Woodpecker			~20%
	African Grey Woodpecker			<5%
	Eastern Grey Woodpecker			Insufficient data
8	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	4	~30%
	Speckle-breasted Woodpecker			~10%
	Cardinal Woodpecker			~10%
	African Grey Woodpecker			~10%
	Elliot's Woodpecker			<5%
9	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	2	~30%
	Cardinal Woodpecker			~20%
	Olive Woodpecker			~10%
10	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~30%
	Eastern Grey Woodpecker			~20%
	Cardinal Woodpecker			~10%
11	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	3	~30%
	African Grey Woodpecker			~20%
	Cardinal Woodpecker			~10%
	Speckle-breasted Woodpecker			Insufficient data
12	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~30%
	Cardinal Woodpecker			~30%
13	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3	~20%
	Cardinal Woodpecker			~20%
	Eastern Grey Woodpecker			~10%
	Olive Woodpecker			<5%
14	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	~20%
	Olive Woodpecker			~20%
	Cardinal Woodpecker			<5%
15	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	5	~20%
	Cardinal Woodpecker			~20%
	African Grey Woodpecker			~10%
	Speckle-breasted Woodpecker			Insufficient data
	Brown-backed Woodpecker			Insufficient data
	Elliot's Woodpecker			Insufficient data
16	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	6	~20%
	Cardinal Woodpecker			~10%
	Elliot's Woodpecker			~10%
	Olive Woodpecker			<5%
	African Grey Woodpecker			<5%
	Speckle-breasted Woodpecker			<5%
	Brown-backed Woodpecker			Insufficient data
17	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	1	~20%
	Cardinal Woodpecker			~20%
18	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~20%
	Cardinal Woodpecker			~20%
19	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~20%
	Cardinal Woodpecker			~20%
20	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	~20%
	Cardinal Woodpecker			~20%
	Eastern Grey Woodpecker			<5%
21	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1	~20%
	Cardinal Woodpecker			~20%
22	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1	~20%
	Cardinal Woodpecker			~20%
23	Awash National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	2	~20%
	Cardinal Woodpecker			~20%
	African Grey Woodpecker			Insufficient data
24	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3	~20%
	Cardinal Woodpecker			~10%
	Eastern Grey Woodpecker			~10%
	African Grey Woodpecker			<5%
25	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	4	~20%
	Cardinal Woodpecker			~10%
	Eastern Grey Woodpecker			~10%
	African Grey Woodpecker			<5%
	Olive Woodpecker			Insufficient data
26	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	~20%
	Cardinal Woodpecker			~20%
	Olive Woodpecker			<5%
27	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	3	~20%
	Cardinal Woodpecker			~20%
	Eastern Grey Woodpecker			Insufficient data
	Olive Woodpecker			Insufficient data
28	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~20%
	Cardinal Woodpecker			~10%
	Eastern Grey Woodpecker			~10%
29	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	5	~20%
	African Grey Woodpecker			~10%
	Cardinal Woodpecker			~10%
	Olive Woodpecker			Insufficient data
	Speckle-breasted Woodpecker			Insufficient data
	Elliot's Woodpecker			Insufficient data
30	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	1	~20%
	Cardinal Woodpecker			~20%
31	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	~20%
	Cardinal Woodpecker			~10%
	Olive Woodpecker			~10%
32	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1	~20%
	Cardinal Woodpecker			~20%
33	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	~10%
	Cardinal Woodpecker			~10%
	Olive Woodpecker			Insufficient data
34	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~10%
	Cardinal Woodpecker			~10%
35	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	4	~10%
	Elliot's Woodpecker			~10%
	Olive Woodpecker			~10%
	Cardinal Woodpecker			<5%
	African Grey Woodpecker			Insufficient data
36	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	3	~10%
	Cardinal Woodpecker			~10%
	African Grey Woodpecker			<5%
	Brown-backed Woodpecker			<5%
37	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1	~10%
	Cardinal Woodpecker			~10%
38	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	~10%
	Cardinal Woodpecker			~10%
	Olive Woodpecker			Insufficient data
39	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	3	~10%
	Cardinal Woodpecker			~10%
	Eastern Grey Woodpecker			~10%
	African Grey Woodpecker			Insufficient data
40	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~10%
	Cardinal Woodpecker			~10%
41	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1	~10%
	Cardinal Woodpecker			~10%
42	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~10%
	Cardinal Woodpecker			~10%
	Eastern Grey Woodpecker			<5%
43	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~10%
	Cardinal Woodpecker			~10%
44	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	1	~10%
	Cardinal Woodpecker			~10%
45	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1	~10%
	Cardinal Woodpecker			~10%
46	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	3	~10%
	Cardinal Woodpecker			<5%
	Olive Woodpecker			<5%
	African Grey Woodpecker			Insufficient data
47	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	~10%
	Olive Woodpecker			~10%
	Cardinal Woodpecker			Insufficient data
48	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1	~10%
	Cardinal Woodpecker			~10%
49	Golden Gate Highlands National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~10%
	Olive Woodpecker			~10%
50	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	2	~10%
	Cardinal Woodpecker			~10%
	Olive Woodpecker			Insufficient data
51	Selous Game Reserve	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~10%
	Cardinal Woodpecker			Insufficient data
52	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1	<5%
	Cardinal Woodpecker			<5%
53	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	3	<5%
	Cardinal Woodpecker			<5%
	Speckle-breasted Woodpecker			Insufficient data
	African Grey Woodpecker			Insufficient data
54	Semuliki National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	<5%
	Gabon Woodpecker			Insufficient data