Dendropicos elliotii
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Elliot's woodpecker (Dendropicos elliotii) is a species of bird in the family Picidae. It has an extremely wide range and is described as an uncommon species. However, no particular threats to this species have been established, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated its conservation status as being of "least concern".
Elliot's woodpecker is a medium-sized species growing to a length of between 20 and 22 cm (8 and 9 in). The face is buff with a black forehead and front part of the crown, and a white neck and throat, narrowly streaked with olive. The male has a red rear part of the crown and a red nape. The female lacks the red crown and nape, having a black crown and nape instead. Both sexes have plain green upper parts with a bronze or brownish tinge. The wings and upper side of the tail are brown, the feathers of the former having bronze-green margins, and the latter having green edges. The breast and belly are yellowish or whitish, streaked with olive, and barred with olive on the flanks.
Elliot's woodpecker is found in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic... Wikipedia →
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Uganda · 2020
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 3 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Elliot's Woodpecker sighting in Nyungwe National Park on a given day, based on 78 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 129th most-seen of the 252 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June to October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Elliot's Woodpecker in Nyungwe National Park on a given day, against under 5% in November to May, the lowest months. Those are among Nyungwe National Park's driest months, with about 150 mm of rain a month against 550 mm in December.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Elliot's Woodpecker sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Elliot's Woodpecker sightings, Nyungwe National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Uganda, about 20%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Elliot's Woodpecker is recorded against all the birds logged in Nyungwe National Park (78 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.
