Where to see
Campethera nubica
Meru National Park leads · 11 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Nubian Woodpecker during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 2 | Ruaha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 3 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 4 | Tsavo West National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 5 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 6 | Lake Mburo National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 7 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 8 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 9 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 10 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 11 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Meru National Park
In Meru National Park, Kenya, about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Nubian Woodpecker sighting on a given day, the highest of the 11 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Ruaha National Park and more
After Meru National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Nubian Woodpecker are in Ruaha National Park (Tanzania, about 40%), Samburu National Reserve (Kenya, about 40%) and Tsavo West National Park (Kenya, about 30%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are October in Meru National Park (about 60%), March, July and November in Ruaha National Park (about 50%) and April and June in Samburu National Reserve (about 50%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Nubian Woodpecker on a given day. Each park's Nubian Woodpecker page has the full month-by-month chart.
