Campethera punctuligera
Silhouette: Pepe Reigada · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
The fine-spotted woodpecker (Campethera punctuligera) is a member of the woodpecker family Picidae. It is a widespread and frequently common resident breeder in much of west and central tropical Africa. It is a species associated with open forest, savannah and bush. This bird has a wide range and is a common species, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated its conservation status as being of "least concern".
This bird is 22 cm (8.7 in) in length. It is a typical woodpecker shape, and has green upper parts marked with fine pale spots, except on the rump and tail, which have pale bars instead. The underparts are whitish or yellowish with fine dark spots on breast, belly and flanks. The head is whitish with greyer cheeks and chin, again with tiny dark spots.
The adult male fine-spotted woodpecker has a red crown and moustachial stripes. Females have a dark forecrown, with red on the rear half. They lack the red moustaches. Young birds are like the female, but the green of the plumage is darker. Like other woodpeckers, this species has a straight pointed bill, a stiff tail to provide support against tree trunks, and zygodactyl or "yoked" feet,...
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niokolo-Koba National Park | 🇸🇳 Senegal | |
| 2 | Mole National Park | 🇬🇭 Ghana |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serrekunda | 🇬🇲 Gambia | |
| 2 | Accra | 🇬🇭 Ghana |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Fine-spotted Woodpecker sighting in Mole National Park on a given day, based on 96 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 95th most-seen of the 266 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August and October
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Fine-spotted Woodpecker in Mole National Park on a given day, against about 10% in May and September, the lowest months. Those are among Mole National Park's wettest months, with about 150 mm of rain a month against almost none in January. July has too few records to rate.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Fine-spotted Woodpecker sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Fine-spotted Woodpecker sightings, Mole National Park ranks 2nd at about 20%. The best odds are in Niokolo-Koba National Park (Senegal, about 30%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Fine-spotted Woodpecker is recorded against all the birds logged in Mole National Park (96 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
