Where to see
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uMkhuze Game Reserve leads · 7 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Golden-tailed Woodpecker during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | uMkhuze Game Reserve | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Gonarezhou National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 3 | Waterberg Plateau Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 4 | Lower Zambezi National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 5 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 6 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 7 | Mana Pools National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe |
uMkhuze Game Reserve
In uMkhuze Game Reserve, South Africa, about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Golden-tailed Woodpecker sighting on a given day, the highest of the 7 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Gonarezhou National Park and more
After uMkhuze Game Reserve, the next-best odds of seeing a Golden-tailed Woodpecker are in Gonarezhou National Park (Zimbabwe, about 20%), Waterberg Plateau Park (Namibia, about 20%) and Lower Zambezi National Park (Zambia, about 20%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are October in uMkhuze Game Reserve (about 70%), May and October in Gonarezhou National Park (about 40%) and January in Waterberg Plateau Park (about 40%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Golden-tailed Woodpecker on a given day. Each park's Golden-tailed Woodpecker page has the full month-by-month chart.
