Genus

African Green Woodpeckers

Campethera

8 species in our catalog · found in 47 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPiciformes (Woodpeckers and Allies)
FamilyPicidae (Woodpeckers)
GenusCampethera (African Green Woodpeckers)

Species in this group

Campethera abingoni

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Campethera nubica

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Campethera punctuligera

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

NT Endemic

Campethera notata

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Campethera scriptoricauda

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Campethera bennettii

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Campethera taeniolaema

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Campethera maculosa

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~20%

Mar

~20%

Apr

~20%

May

~20%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~20%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~20%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~20%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see African Green Woodpeckers

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	uMkhuze Game Reserve	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 8	~40%
	Golden-tailed Woodpecker			~40%
2	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 8	~40%
	Nubian Woodpecker			~40%
3	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 8	~40%
	Nubian Woodpecker			~40%
4	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	2 of 8	~40%
	Golden-tailed Woodpecker			~20%
	Bennett's Woodpecker			~20%
5	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 8	~40%
	Nubian Woodpecker			~40%
6	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 8	~30%
	Nubian Woodpecker			~30%
7	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	4 of 8	~30%
	Speckle-throated Woodpecker			~20%
	Little Green Woodpecker			~10%
	Golden-tailed Woodpecker			~10%
	Nubian Woodpecker			<5%
8	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	2 of 8	~30%
	Golden-tailed Woodpecker			~20%
	Bennett's Woodpecker			~10%
9	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	3 of 8	~30%
	Nubian Woodpecker			~30%
	Little Green Woodpecker			~10%
	Golden-tailed Woodpecker			<5%
10	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2 of 8	~30%
	Nubian Woodpecker			~30%
	Golden-tailed Woodpecker			<5%
11	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	1 of 8	~30%
	Fine-spotted Woodpecker			~30%
12	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	2 of 8	~30%
	Golden-tailed Woodpecker			~20%
	Bennett's Woodpecker			~10%
13	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 8	~20%
	Nubian Woodpecker			~20%
14	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 8	~20%
	Nubian Woodpecker			~20%
15	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 8	~20%
	Nubian Woodpecker			~20%
16	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	3 of 8	~20%
	Speckle-throated Woodpecker			~20%
	Golden-tailed Woodpecker			~10%
	Bennett's Woodpecker			<5%
17	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1 of 8	~20%
	Golden-tailed Woodpecker			~20%
18	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	2 of 8	~20%
	Bennett's Woodpecker			~20%
	Golden-tailed Woodpecker			~10%
19	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 8	~20%
	Golden-tailed Woodpecker			~20%
	Bennett's Woodpecker			~10%
20	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2 of 8	~20%
	Golden-tailed Woodpecker			~10%
	Nubian Woodpecker			~10%
21	De Hoop Nature Reserve	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 8	~20%
	Knysna Woodpecker			~20%
22	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 8	~20%
	Golden-tailed Woodpecker			~20%
23	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	3 of 8	~20%
	Golden-tailed Woodpecker			~10%
	Bennett's Woodpecker			~10%
	Little Green Woodpecker			<5%
24	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	3 of 8	~20%
	Golden-tailed Woodpecker			~10%
	Little Green Woodpecker			<5%
	Bennett's Woodpecker			<5%
25	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 8	~20%
	Nubian Woodpecker			~20%
26	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 8	~20%
	Nubian Woodpecker			~20%
27	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 8	~10%
	Knysna Woodpecker			~10%
28	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2 of 8	~10%
	Nubian Woodpecker			~10%
	Golden-tailed Woodpecker			<5%
29	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2 of 8	~10%
	Fine-banded Woodpecker			~10%
	Nubian Woodpecker			<5%
30	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2 of 8	~10%
	Nubian Woodpecker			~10%
	Little Green Woodpecker			<5%
31	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	2 of 8	~10%
	Bennett's Woodpecker			~10%
	Golden-tailed Woodpecker			~10%
32	Awash National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	1 of 8	~10%
	Nubian Woodpecker			~10%
33	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 8	~10%
	Nubian Woodpecker			~10%
34	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	2 of 8	~10%
	Golden-tailed Woodpecker			~10%
	Bennett's Woodpecker			~10%
35	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 8	~10%
	Golden-tailed Woodpecker			~10%
36	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	3 of 8	~10%
	Nubian Woodpecker			~10%
	Little Green Woodpecker			<5%
	Golden-tailed Woodpecker			<5%
37	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2 of 8	~10%
	Nubian Woodpecker			~10%
	Golden-tailed Woodpecker			<5%
38	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 8	~10%
	Knysna Woodpecker			~10%
39	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	1 of 8	~10%
	Fine-banded Woodpecker			~10%
40	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 8	~10%
	Nubian Woodpecker			~10%
41	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1 of 8	~10%
	Golden-tailed Woodpecker			~10%
42	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 8	~10%
	Golden-tailed Woodpecker			~10%
43	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 8	~10%
	Nubian Woodpecker			~10%
44	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	2 of 8	<5%
	Golden-tailed Woodpecker			<5%
	Bennett's Woodpecker			<5%
45	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 8	<5%
	Golden-tailed Woodpecker			<5%
46	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	1 of 8	<5%
	Little Green Woodpecker			<5%
47	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 8	<5%
	Nubian Woodpecker			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Durban	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 8	~10%
	Golden-tailed Woodpecker			~10%
2	Serrekunda	🇬🇲 Gambia	2 of 8	~10%
	Fine-spotted Woodpecker			~10%
	Golden-tailed Woodpecker			<5%
3	Mombasa	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 8	~10%
	Nubian Woodpecker			~10%
4	Harare	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1 of 8	~10%
	Golden-tailed Woodpecker			~10%
5	Pretoria	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 8	~10%
	Golden-tailed Woodpecker			~10%
6	Addis Ababa	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	1 of 8	<5%
	Nubian Woodpecker			<5%
7	Johannesburg	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 8	<5%
	Golden-tailed Woodpecker			<5%
8	Accra	🇬🇭 Ghana	1 of 8	<5%
	Fine-spotted Woodpecker			<5%
9	Kigali	🇷🇼 Rwanda	2 of 8	<5%
	Golden-tailed Woodpecker			<5%
	Little Green Woodpecker			<5%
10	Nairobi	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 8	<5%
	Nubian Woodpecker			<5%
11	Kampala	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 8	<5%
	Nubian Woodpecker			<5%

African Green Woodpeckers

Species in this group

Golden-tailed Woodpecker

Nubian Woodpecker

Fine-spotted Woodpecker

Knysna Woodpecker

Speckle-throated Woodpecker

Bennett's Woodpecker

Fine-banded Woodpecker

Little Green Woodpecker

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see African Green Woodpeckers

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked