African Piculet

African Piculet

Sasia africana

Insufficient data
overall probability at Virunga National Park
1 Verified records at Virunga National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The African piculet (Verreauxia africana), sometimes placed in the genus Sasia, is a species of bird in the family Picidae. It is the only species placed in the genus Verreauxia. It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Liberia, and Uganda. This species is described as locally common and has a very large range, so the International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated its conservation status as being of "least concern". Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Virunga National Park

Cardinal Woodpecker
LC

Cardinal Woodpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dendropicos fuscescens

10–20% · With luck
Elliot's Woodpecker
LC

Elliot's Woodpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dendropicos elliotii

5–10% · With luck
Olive Woodpecker
LC

Olive Woodpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dendropicos griseocephalus

<5% · Rare
Nubian Woodpecker
LC

Nubian Woodpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Campethera nubica

<5% · Rare
African Grey Woodpecker
LC

African Grey Woodpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dendropicos goertae

<5% · Rare
Golden-crowned Woodpecker

Golden-crowned Woodpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chloropicus xantholophus

<5% · Rare
Rufous-necked Wryneck
LC

Rufous-necked Wryneck

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Jynx ruficollis

<5% · Rare
Little Green Woodpecker
LC

Little Green Woodpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Campethera maculosa

<5% · Rare
🐦 No photo available
LC

Speckle-breasted Woodpecker

Bird

Dendropicos poecilolaemus

<5% · Rare
Bearded Woodpecker

Bearded Woodpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chloropicus namaquus

<5% · Rare
Golden-tailed Woodpecker
LC

Golden-tailed Woodpecker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Campethera abingoni

Insufficient data
Eurasian Wryneck
LC

Eurasian Wryneck

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Jynx torquilla

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of African Piculet at Virunga National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ 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 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
2 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
3 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
Insufficient data
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