Pardipicus caroli
In 3 days <5% in a week ~10%
The brown-eared woodpecker (Pardipicus caroli) is a species of bird in the family Picidae. It is native to the African tropical rainforest. This bird has a wide range and is a common species in some areas, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated its conservation status as being of "least concern".
The male brown-eared woodpecker has a dark brown fore-crown and red hind-crown, while the female lacks the red colour. In other respects, the sexes are similar. There is a buff supercilium and a large patch of rufous-brown behind the eye and over the ear coverts. The mantle back and wings are olive-brown, and the tail is deep brown with white speckling on the outer feathers. The face and throat are olive-green speckled with white, and the breast and belly are olive green streaked with buff, yellow or white. The long beak is bluish-grey, the legs are olive and the iris chestnut.
The brown-eared woodpecker is found in Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Virunga National Park | 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 4 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 5 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Brown-Eared Woodpecker sighting in Queen Elizabeth National Park on a given day, based on 21 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 313th most-seen of the 434 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, and over a week to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April and May
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Brown-Eared Woodpecker in Queen Elizabeth National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June to March, the lowest months. Those are among Queen Elizabeth National Park's wettest months, with about 140 mm of rain a month against 15 mm in January.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Brown-Eared 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.
4th of 5
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Brown-Eared Woodpecker sightings, Queen Elizabeth National Park ranks 4th at under 5%. The best odds are in Semuliki National Park (Uganda, about 30%), Kibale National Park (Uganda, about 10%) and Virunga National Park (Democratic Republic of the Congo, under 5%).
Same family: Picidae
The closest relatives of the Brown-Eared Woodpecker that you can see in Queen Elizabeth National Park (family Picidae, Woodpeckers) are Nubian Woodpecker (about 10%), African Grey Woodpecker (about 10%) and Cardinal Woodpecker (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Brown-Eared Woodpecker is recorded against all the birds logged in Queen Elizabeth National Park (21 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.
